Encouraged but Wanting More
Ministry is a glass half-empty or half-full proposition. There are so many things that can discourage us. Ministry is hard at the best of times, and it often feels like we’re losing,
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The Benefits of Brokenness
I have a pastor-friend who is unflappable. I think it would be impossible to tell him something that would surprise him. I know, because I’ve shared some things with him that might
He Gives More Grace
I ran out of grace this week. It happens quite often. People push me, and after a while I’ve expended any supply of grace that I have available. Even though I think
Five Practices That Are Better than Resolutions
A few days into the New Year, people have already bailed on many of their resolutions and goals. It’s because we are not good at changing ourselves. Our good intentions do not
He Entered the Water
I love this story from Jack Miller in his devotional Saving Grace.
A missionary linguist was working in a remote village in Laos. He was trying to find a word to translate Savior.