Pastors

It’s a whole new ballgame. In a matter of just a few weeks, churches all around the world have a new standard for measuring ministry success: how many watched online. And I’m trying not to be cynical about it.

I believe my strategic use of caffeine has helped enhance my cognitive resources as a leader. In this post I look at three areas: what caffeine does to your brain, cautions about its use, and how to strategically use it.

I believe it is absolutely correct to make the main point of the Scriptural text the main point of the sermon. We’ve all had to endure “sermons” which were no more than the preacher’s opinion; an opinion which, at best, is loosely related to a Scriptural text read at the beginning of sermon time.

"The history of the church may almost be said to be a history of the trials and sufferings of its members."

The famous management guru knows the difference between the world and the church. We should listen to him.

"A man rejects God neither because of intellectual demands nor because of the scarcity of evidence. A man rejects God because of a moral resistance that refuses to admit his need for God."

The term “antichrist" has pretty much ruined us. What Scripture actually says about the antichrist (or antichrists) is very different from what we may believe.

Shel Silverstein's story is one of the greater stories of love and service and selflessness—a shining example of a life lived purely and perfectly for the purpose of others.