Called to Be Tired?
I absolutely loved the article “To Serve Is to Suffer” by Ajith Fernando last month. A sample:
The New Testament is clear that those who work for Christ will suffer because of their
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When Pastors are Spent
My latest column at Christian Week:
In February of this year, I began to notice that something was wrong. I felt a general weariness, and it seemed to take longer to bounce back
The Best Leadership Book You Haven’t Read
A Failure of Nerve may be one of the best leadership books you haven't yet read.
Pastoral Burnout
We’re spending the week at Pastors Retreat Network in Wisconsin. I highly recommend it. More later on the week.
It was interesting to read this article in the New York Times on
My Sabbatical So Far
On June 1, I began a three-month sabbatical. This is new for me. I’ve taken vacations before, but the last time I was off for a significant period of time was when