Pastors

We must strive to interpret scripture accurately. With that in mind, here are three commonly misunderstood bible verses and how to better understand them.

Few of us who are pastors excel in every aspect of pastoral ministry. Most have a few areas we greatly enjoy, a few areas that stretch us uncomfortably, and many areas in the middle.

Everything about the circumstances of the coming of Christ into the world was counterintuitive.

I’m not a psychologist, but I’m declaring a new malady that I’m calling “Future Blind.” The symptoms could apply to a great number of people, and for many it can be deadly in a variety of ways.

Within a local church, the lead pastor’s ministry is the most visible to the public. Antithetically, the pastor’s wife’s ministry is the least seen. She may be visible, but her ministry often is not.

Consider Jesus, who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

The Church is uniquely poised, as it has always been, to counter the challenges presented by rising rates of isolation and loneliness.

What is grace? The catechisms many of us learned as children give us the answer: “Grace is the unmerited favor of God.”