If you want to be a miserable pastor there is one certain way to do it; namely, be a people-pleaser. Richard Baxter says it well: “Remember what a life of unquietness and continual vexation you choose, if you place your… Continue Reading
This isn’t a post about the need for pastors to hold back on the cheeseburgers. Though such a thing might be needed, I’m aiming at a different point. In 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 Paul says this: But we were gentle among… Continue Reading
I’ve never really wished for a hard heart. But there are seasons when my heart begins to get a bit crusty. Perhaps there are things so deep and dark and painful that I don’t feel equipped to handle them. Which… Continue Reading
It really should be easier to trust God. But we are silly creatures and so trusting the Almighty is difficult. Of course if he only asked us to do tiny things then it wouldn’t be as tough. But God doesn’t… Continue Reading