Blessed are those who mourn. It’s impossible to serve the true God and the false god called “Mammon” at the same time, yet we keep trying to do just that. Ouch! Having sanctified, spiritualized, and sanitized Mammonism, a segment of the American Church might be the most culpable of all. Instead of mourning the money-madness …
My Ministry Mantras (Part 3)
I’m using this word, “mantras” not in the eastern meditation sense like chants, but more as “mottos” that describe the way I feel called to serve God and people. If I were to boil down the things I think I’m supposed to do in this season of my life, the following things convey my heart’s …
My Ministry Mantras (Part 2)
Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight… 1 Timothy 1:18 I heard about a pastor who had a sign on his pulpit facing him that said, “What are you trying to do to these …
Their need is interrupting our blessing!
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, …
“Good Worship”???
In my former post, “Worshippers and Their Leaders,” I talked about how I offended pretty much everyone in a worship leaders seminar with my drastic ideas about worship leading. I escaped with my life at the end of that first talk, mostly because it was lunchtime, and they didn’t have the energy to take me …
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