I Want To Be A Pastor Who…
(#s 1-6 below quoted from Eugene Peterson’s memoir “The Pastor.”) “I Want To Be A Pastor Who… . 1. Prays. I want to be reflective and responsive and relaxed in the presence of… Continue reading
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God’s Call To Me As A Pastor…
Passion and Results The LORD called me to full time vocational ministry to “preach the Word” (2 Timothy 4:2 NIV) in late March of 2004. After the LORD gave me these marching orders… Continue reading
The Wait Of God…
“Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and take heart, and wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:14 NIV). “If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I… Continue reading
Personal Retreat of Solitude With Jesus…
Cedarly Delafield, Wisconsin October 21-25, 2007 Desiring Jesus. For at least eighteen months now I have been desiring Jesus: desiring to know Him, to be with Him, to meet with Him, to… Continue reading
Practical Tips for Reading the Bible Consistently…
(underlined words/phrases below are links that can be clicked on) Let me start off with a personal admission: it has been difficult for me over the past fourteen+ years of following Jesus to… Continue reading
Immersed In the Streets of Chicago (Meeting A Man Named Troy)…
For the sixth summer in a row the LORD Almighty has blessed me, with the help of many others, to lead a group of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders into Chicago with the… Continue reading
Some Lessons I’ve Learned Being A Pastor…
These are neither exhaustive, definitive, nor “everything you need to know” about being a pastor. They are simply, upon prayerful reflection, some of the lessons God has taught me about being a… Continue reading
Surrender…
Story This is a story about an unassuming 5th grader who unfortunately gets bullied every day by a 6th grader who is bigger, stronger, taller, more clever, and more determined to get everything he… Continue reading
The Invitation (What Excuses Do We Give To God?)…
“The Invitation (What Excuses Do We Give to God?)” *(The Biblical text is in italics; SoulSpartan’s comments are in regular type throughout the Biblical text) For those of you who have had a great… Continue reading
How And For What Should We Pray?
How And For What Should We Pray?A List of Paul’s Prayer Requests/Circumstances In the New Testament I pray 🙂 that this list below of what Paul prayed for and what he asked others… Continue reading