I bought a smartphone because it promised so much. I could walk around with a computer in my pocket. I could manage my life, broadcast my thoughts, manage my tasks, and entertain myself when bored. …
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The Privilege and Responsibility of Pastoring
Just a pastor. There’s no glory in it, if there ever was. The money’s not great. The crowds are often small, and the criticisms frequent. It’s hard to measure our effectiveness, and it’s easy to …
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God on Trial (Exodus 17:1-17)
Big Idea: When we suffer, we’re quick to accuse God rather than trust him. And yet God offers to bear our judgment so that we can live. It’s a question that repeats itself often. We face it …
Saturday Links
Links for your weekend reading: Books Change Lives The power of a book is the power to transform a life. To point the way. To carve a path. To break the darkness with a dawn. To embrace an …
No Small Pastors
Most pastors serve in small churches. Pastors of small churches experience many blessings: we get to know a particular group of people we know by name. We get to shepherd people, not manage complex …
My Prayers for T4G
As I write this, I’m in Nashville enjoying a short break before attending T4G, a “biennial conference for thousands of pastors and church leaders who, for all their differences, are committed to …