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March 13, 2013
Sermon Disconnect: Six Questions to Assess Your Preaching
Sometimes our preaching doesn’t connect with our hearers. Before we conclude that we are not called to this particular place, we want to remember that whether as a Rookie, who preaches for the first time at our first church or as a seasoned veteran starting again at our third church, every congregation has its own … Continue reading "Sermon Disconnect: Six Questions to Assess Your Preaching"
September 22, 2012
When We Are Worn Out
The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. (Prov. 30:1) When you hear someone say that they are tired, or when someone says to you, “wow, you look exhausted,” it is time to ask God, “What kind of fatigue am I experiencing Lord?” Rightly diagnosing our particular … Continue reading "When We Are Worn Out"
October 11, 2011
Spurgeon’s Spooks
When trauma finally leaves us its memory stays to haunt us. Here, ministers have no immunity pass. We too must tread the creaked floors. We too suffer nightmares that shriek and push their way into noon. Day-dreams can shiver muscle and bone. Flashback can dizzy us. These ghosts and chains clank and howl with no … Continue reading "Spurgeon’s Spooks"
August 17, 2011
Cultivating a Stamina for Waiting
Instant video streaming, on-demand programming, twenty-four hour grocery, credit-cards, texting, and next-day delivery are wonderful. They reward my desires instantly. Immediacy befriends me. Entitlement invites me to come over. We party at once and without delay. So, when I crave a food, want a mood from a show, or need aspirin from Walgreens at 3:00am, … Continue reading "Cultivating a Stamina for Waiting"
