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Handling encouragement in pastoral ministry

The swing of a pendulum can be a dangerous thing, correctives can oversteer away from one error and into another, … More

Christianity, Local Church, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry

5 Pleas for Sung Worship

For many in my generation, worship style was war paint, a badge of one’s loyalty to the novel in public … More

Christianity, Congregational Singing, Ministry, Worship

10 Thoughts in the wake of the Jarrid Wilson Tragedy

The news is becoming horribly familiar – a pastor who has been used of God, who has even counselled and … More

Care, Christianity, Eldership, Hope, Jarrid Wilson, Ministry, Pain, Pastoral Ministry, Suicide

Brothers, shall we weep?

As Christian ministers we are vulnerable to the twin temptations of activism and stoicism, of deploying our energies or cutting … More

Christianity, Evangelism, Grief, Local Church, Ministry, Mission, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, priorities

Reframing Kindness

Redefinition is definitely on-trend in our culture. Words, phrases, and concepts are generally fluid, and are often the tools of … More

Christianity, Grace, Ministry, priorities, service

The forgetfulness of heaven – a further reflection

One of the big benefits of thinking aloud is that others can hear you, can express appreciation, or offer gracious … More

Christianity, eschatology, Heaven, Resurrection

The scars of heaven

A friend recently recounted a conversation with his precocious 10 year old. Their child had sustained an injury some years … More

Christianity, eschatology, Glory, Heaven, Jesus, Pain, Providence, Suffering

The value of a single soul

Metrics really matter in our current moment in Western culture. By them we can measure the popularity of a movement, … More

Christianity, Fellowship, Local Church, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Souls

Reverse engineering the logic of Scripture

I believe that the systematic expository preaching of Scripture is not the only means of teaching the gathered church, but … More

Christianity, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, Worship

The pain of personal sin

I want to think about sin, sinning, and my sense of self. So often my mental processing of sin is … More

Christian living, Christianity, Grace, Growth in Grace, Holiness, Mortification, Sanctification

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