Rethinking Job’s Friends
Job is my favorite book of the Bible. I have loved Job since hearing E. V. Hill preach his wife’s […]
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Christian Living
A New Paradigm For Pastors
Pastors are lonely. We hear that often, and I know from experience that it can be true. It isn’t only
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Commit to Community
Loneliness in the 21st century is a paradox. A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that
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Friendship Is Forged In The Fire
One of the best remembered scenes from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the knife fight between Butch and
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A Perfect Place for Imperfect People
How do you invite people to church? A friend of mine invites people to church with one condition: “If you’re
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Preach The Difficult Sermon
Is A the most famous chord on the guitar? Probably not. I doubt there is a “most famous chord,” and
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What The Craig?!?
A few Sundays ago, I preached through the Ten Commandments and explained that taking the Lord’s name in vain was
Check Your System
A gasoline engine will not run on diesel fuel. I know that, and yet, several months ago I had to
A Pastor Looks at 40
I turn 40 next week. 40. It is true, some have mistaken me for much older and some have even
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Be A Pastor, Not A Politician
I avoid political partisanship like the plague. In 13 1/2 years as a senior pastor, I have never endorsed a
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Don’t Forget 2020 Too Quickly
If you have ever inhaled a moth while riding a bike, you know that somethings do not taste good. When
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Life Lessons In A Church Parking Lot
He was old. But, since I was six, everyone seemed old. In retrospect, I suppose he must have been in
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