I know this might sound like a shock to some, but pastors are just like anybody else. Despite what some may think (or how some preachers may portray themselves), the men who stand behind pulpits every Sunday delivering sermons are on the same spiritual level as the congregants who sit in the pews. There are […]
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I’m not fond of many parachurch groups. I know it’s not a popular position but I think it’s warranted in many cases. The rub for me is when, instead of coming along side and assisting the local church (which, I believe, is what “para-church” means) to be all she can be, some groups frankly siphon
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One of the truths in ministry I’ve been reminding myself lately is that I need to be about the business of converting the converted. Granted, I can’t give life to anyone’s heart and enable them to turn to the living Christ. Only God’s Spirit can accomplish that endeavor. But when I speak of converting of
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