To Know the Love of Christ
What do you pray for your church?
I find Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians interesting:
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and
pastoring
Shepherd the Flock of God That Is Among You
I don’t know how many times I’ve read Peter’s instructions to elders in 1 Peter 5. This past week, though, the first part of verse 2 jumped out at me:
The Work of the Pastor
I love learning from old, faithful pastors. We’re often drawn to the young and charismatic. I’m learning we need the veterans who served and finished well.
William Still was such a
The Hidden Life of Trees (and Churches)
I picked up a book on vacation: The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World. I was camping in a forest, so it seemed like
The Pastor: A Memoir
I first heard of Eugene Peterson when I was a seminary student. Michael Haykin, one of my professors, recommended that I read Working the Angles. I did, and I’d never read anything