There is a two-sided coin to ministry. On one side you see lives transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. The joy of seeing a mom and dad in tears as a wayward child, they have so desperately have been praying for, surrenders to Christ. Seeing new people walk through the doors of the churchContinue reading “Bubble busters”
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Game changers
Moses got in trouble with God, his punishment was not being allowed to enter the Promised land. As the time approached for the people to take possession, Moses goes to them with some words from the LORD. Those words can be found in the Old Testament book called Deuteronomy. The word “Deuteronomy” derived from aContinue reading “Game changers”
Words
Some situations are terrible. There are no other words, and even the word “terrible” seems to fail in conveying the intensity of the moment. Darkness has swelled to the point where it has blocked out the sky and all the sunlight, leaving you alone with nothing but grief and hurt. Food, friends, and even wordsContinue reading “Words”
Let the God of the redeemed say so
As a kid and teen, occasionally I found myself throwing hands. It was rarer, however, that these fights were in defense of myself. Most of my scuffles came in defense of my siblings and friends. There was one occasion where I would have done so, but God intervened. Our youth group had taken a tripContinue reading “Let the God of the redeemed say so”
Sour Patch Kids
Spring and early summer was always baseball season growing up at my house. I played for several years until one season I was beamed by every pitcher in the league. The price of being left-handed in a league full of right-handed pitchers. But even after I quit playing, my younger brother and sisters continued. ForContinue reading “Sour Patch Kids”
Domesticated sacrifice
What if you had to face a tiger? Pretend you get kidnapped by a psychopathic clown because you taunted him about his terrible balloon animals. He has a plan to dispose of you by feeding you to a tiger. But for some reason the clown asks if you would rather be taken to a tigerContinue reading “Domesticated sacrifice”
They didn’t have to look
A pretty girl walks by and she will turn the heads of the boys. I used joke as a youth pastor that if you get the girls to attend, soon the boys will come too. It is no secret that boys like what they see, and it seems the more they see the more theyContinue reading “They didn’t have to look”
Be strong and brave
This will be an unusual post from me. Not because of the information but because of the narrow target audience. For this post, I am mainly writing to my fellow pastors. To those who are not pastors, I hope you read this with a heart desiring to understand what your leaders are going through. FellowContinue reading “Be strong and brave”
No one remembers
The knowledge can be passed on, but without experience it only informs when the gospel transforms.
But we have a king
Israel had a king and believed that was a sign everything was ok between them and God. But was it?
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