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Being a Pastor Isn’t Fair

February 2, 2016Mike Leake 3 Comments

“That’s not fair”. I hear those words quite often out of the mouth of children. Sometimes my own. They like to think that the world is a nice and fair place and everybody plays by the rules. Adults would like… Continue Reading →

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Pray For The Sheep

January 5, 2016Mike Leake 2 Comments

As a pastor I’m called to do two things well. First, faithfully preach the whole counsel of God’s Word. Second, devote myself to prayer. About 95% of my pastoral time and energies go towards that first one. The second one…well,… Continue Reading →

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As the Pendulum Swings: I Don’t Want to Burn Out

December 15, 2015Mike Leake

History tends to follow pendulum swings. The church is not immune. As finite and sinful human beings we have a tendency to bounce from one extreme to another—dancing around the truth along the way. I’ve got a handful of pendulum… Continue Reading →

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The soda Machine Pastor

November 24, 2015Mike Leake

There are some books which when reading them hit a root which is a bit too deep for the present time. One book that has done that on more than one occasion for me is Ed Welch’s book When People… Continue Reading →

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