Better Pastors Than Us Have Been Through Worse
I’ve taken The Works of Jonathan Edwards with me to read in the waiting room at my doctor’s office. I’ve received some curious looks. Who in the world is Jonathan
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Why Pastors Should Consider Working Mondays
It’s Monday morning. Most pastors I know are taking their day off today. I understand why: most pastors I know are pretty busy during the week, but things build as they get
Leaders Suffer Most
A good and sobering reminder from D.A. Carson in The Cross and Christian Ministry:
We follow a crucified Messiah. All the eschatological promises regarding the new heaven and the new earth, all
Today’s Generation Hungry for Real Christianity
My latest column at Christian Week:
I started pastoring in the early 1990s when church growth principles and the seeker-sensitive movement were big. A decade later, beginning soon after 2000, the emerging church
A Pastor’s Prayer
From Martin Luther:
Lord, you have placed me in your church as an overseer and pastor. You see how unfit I am to administer this great and difficult office. Had I previously been