Cotton Candy Sermons: Every Pastor Needs Them
The phrase “cotton candy preaching” is a derogatory term that implies that sermons lack depth. And of course, no pastor wants to be considered...
Sometimes Apologizing Is Not Enough
“My sin is ever before me” (Psalm 51:3).
Bill Glass played a full career with the Cleveland Browns as an All-Pro defensive end before retiring...
Sometimes the Salt of the Earth Needs Sweetening
While researching a subject on-line the other day, I found myself reading some preachery attacks on other ministers. These men of God, assuming that’s...
Fatherhood: Gift from a Loving God
My friend Paul took up golf so he would have something to share with his boys when they became teenagers. Smart man. Fathers find...
Suddenly the Speaker Says Something That Doesn’t Sound Right
This has happened to me more than once. I’m sitting in some huge meeting with hundreds of the Lord’s people representing churches across our...
How a New Minister Can Gain the Trust of the Congregation
Your assignment, new pastor, is to love God’s people and earn their trust. Nothing else is more important. Eventually, when they know you love them...
On the King’s Highway, Going “first Class”
“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28).
As...
When the Minister Is Tired, Watch Out!
(Written a few years back. I decided to leave it intact and post it as is.)
“Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat down...
If You’ve Been In the Lord’s Work Very Long, Your Scars Prove It
“From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus” (Galatians 6:17).
“…I bear branded...
“i Need to Apologize to Our Former Pastor,” He Told Me.
Bob is the pastor of a small church in another state. He told me this story.
As a layman he was put on the search...
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Addressing Mental Health and Inheriting Influence with Tyler Reagin
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