Your greatest joy
As you look back over your life, what gives you the greatest joy? I saw an interview in which an old pastor described his final interaction with an old pastor…
Quick to listen
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19). God wants us to be quick to listen for good reason. He knows that…
Rest on the Rock
There once was a lumberjack who went out to cut down some trees in the forest. As he was about to chop down his first tree, he noticed a bird…
I will do what I can
I didn’t really expect to see Francis “Fran” Gavin and his wife, Joan, show up for the Everyone Outreach seminar. They hadn’t even registered for the event. Also Fran is…
Water the seed: Ministry in the public school
“Does he know your weaknesses? Does he see your hidden fears? Does he know who he is sending? Yes, he does. And he says to you as he said to…
Out from the shadows
I recently read a cute children’s book about a bear to my kids. The bear had a problem. This dark thing kept following him everywhere he went. Know what it…
Jesus’ hands are never tied
“I’m sorry, sir. There is nothing I can do. My hands are tied.” I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard that in my life. You’re on the…
My church family
I love my church family. That’s what I call the people who belong to my congregation. Do you see the difference between calling church members “the congregation” and calling them…
With you always
I’ve enjoyed hearing the stories about Queen Elizabeth that people have shared since her death in September. Here’s one of my favorites. One summer, Queen Elizabeth was spending time at…