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.
This week begins the liturgical season of Lent. When I was growing up, I did not understand Lent. I thought it was reserved for Roman Catholics. Since I was Southern Baptist, I thought I was exempt; I did not have to give up chocolate like my Cath...
I am writing a sermon this week that is based on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. Paul reminds us that the message of Christianity is radical. The fact that God came to us in the form of a suffering servant does not equate. Paul put it this way. (1 Cori...
January is a unique time of year. On the one hand, the winter season is often slower paced. A winter storm provided extra sleep today for us as the school system enacted a two hour delay to clear the roads. My kids do not participate in winter spo...
It is the season of Advent. During this season, we generally follow the lectionary passages in our worship on Sunday mornings. This year, we are sticking with the Gospel passage each week. However, I usually take time during the week to study the ...
James 4 is perhaps one of the strongest passages in scripture regarding discernment. The beginning verses highlight a church in conflict. While these verses may seem disconnected from the later part of the chapter, they provide the basis for James...
I have always thought of wisdom as coming from God. But in my sermon preparation this week, I encountered a new dynamic in my understanding of wisdom. James speaks of wisdom from above (heaven) and wisdom from below. In James 3, he describes the b...
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