This blog helps pastors and church leaders foster spiritual discernment and maintain a healthy work-life balance, offering reflections and practical advice to lead with clarity and purpose rooted in a strong connection with God.
Today is the first day of August. So far, I am on track in terms of my thesis schedule. I thought I would give you all an update. I am working with a team developing a process for decision-making at First Baptist Church Muncie. We have developed ...
We are heading into a sermon series on 1 Corinthians. As I prepare for these sermons, I am struck by the clash of the gospel with culture. In 1 Corinthians 1:18–2:16, Paul describes the gospel as “foolishness” to those in his culture. The Greek wo...
Developing a process of discerning for church leaders is a daunting task. Frank Rogers, in Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People (edited by Dorothy Bass) describes the difficulty. Unfortunately, there is no method that gua...
This week, I am preaching on Luke 24. Jesus finds the disciples in a state of confusion after he rises from the dead. No doubt, they are afraid, yet joyous; they believe, yet they doubt. John Stott puts it this way. His coming found them beli...
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