• Home
  • Invite Mike
  • The Seeds Project
  • Torn to Heal
Helping you see Jesus clearly
Menu Close
  • Home
  • Invite Mike
  • The Seeds Project
  • Torn to Heal

ministry

Jesus’ 1-Star Reviews and Our Trauma Responses

August 9, 2021Mike Leake

Jesus wouldn’t have gotten all 5-star Amazon reviews. Certainly the Pharisees would have been in the 1-star crowd. But there are others in the New Testament who would have given him bad reviews. “0/10. The guy came into town and… Continue Reading →

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
healing, Jesus, ministry, the gospel, trauma

Why Pastors Would Do Well to Stay In Our Lane

August 3, 2021Mike Leake 3 Comments

We had a refrigerator quit on us the other day. So I did what any 21st century cheapskate does, I went on my Google machine and researched how to fix it. After reading a dozen or so message boards and… Continue Reading →

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
John Calvin, John Newton, ministry, Pastoring, social media, wisdom

Why Do We Keep Holding the Social Media Rope

June 24, 2021Mike Leake

In his book, The Emotionally Healthy Church, Pete Scazzero shares a story from Ed Friedman about a stranger who approaches a man and hands him the end of a rope. The man, who is tied to the other end of… Continue Reading →

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
blogging, ministry, social media, Writing

The Necessity of Giving The Benefit of the Doubt

February 24, 2021Mike Leake

A few months ago we were shocked by news of another pastor who had committed suicide. More than one article/reflection began with these words: “Another pastor has taken his life…” Another. Those words are painful. There is something that happens… Continue Reading →

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...
church, depression, Mental Health, ministry, Pastoring

Post navigation

← Older Articles
Newer Articles →

Books by Mike

The Seeds Project: Colossians

Torn to Heal

Tweets by @mikeleake

Sponsors

Recent Posts

  • We Become What We Dance With
  • The Cost of Winning This Way
  • Coherence Isn’t Wisdom: What AI Is Exposing About How We Think
  • When the Name You Lived Under Slips Away
  • Which Deathbed is More Christian?

Top Posts & Pages

  • A brief History of “Ackchyually…”
  • Does 2 Corinthians 6:14 mean A Christian Shouldn’t Date an Unbeliever?
  • Why Does Mark Tell Us About John’s Dress and Diet?
  • When Did Solomon Write Proverbs 5-7?

Archives

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
© 2026 . All rights reserved.
Fashionista by aThemes
  • -
  • +
%d