There are times when pastors and members of small churches can feel discouraged simply by looking at their numbers. The people of God long to see their churches full as souls are being saved and shepherded. It can be tempting to look online at your favorite preacher’s church and see scores of people pouring into […]
Grace
Love for the Forgotten Pastor
Pastors go through seasons of feeling forgotten. It is a lonely place to be. All your other pastor friends are getting together and doing things without you. Your church members do the same. You may have kids that have grown and haven’t called you in months. It may even seem like God has gone silent […]
Dear Bi-Vocational Pastor
Being a bi-vocational pastor is an immensely glorious, yet difficult task. I have seen and heard of the struggles from my own bi-vocational pastors. It is something that takes discipline, dedication, and gobs of grace. As I prepare to enter into the bi-vocational pastorate myself, I want to revel in the grace that God gives […]
Million Dollar Gospel
The movie, Million Dollar Arm, is one of my top five favorite baseball movies. I recently re-watched the movie for the first time in a while. As I re-watched the film, I caught on to a few details that I had overlooked before. Primarily, I noticed two little quotes that were brilliant. I noticed […]
The Insensitivity of the Cross
“The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” + Genesis 6v5 “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.” + Matthew 15v19 At the cross, God did not […]