Articles for Pastors

The message of Christmas is beautiful and our souls need it all of the time. Including this time. By God’s grace, some will realize they need Christmas more this year than they have realized before.

Consumerism, computer screen syndrome, and the competing distractions at home make listening to sermons online a challenging endeavor. What should we do to be better listeners of the preached word of God and to be spiritually nourished despite being online?

I believe Jesus was the world’s greatest leader. I would call the Apostle Paul the world’s second greatest leader because he wrote much of the New Testament and because he spread Christianity into the the west through his missionary journeys.

Life in the local church offers nourishment, protection, and growth—all things that the shepherd needs as much as the sheep.

Sometimes sermons can feel like that – especially at the end of the message. Instead of the message making its descent in a smooth, satisfying, clear way, it’s tilting left and right, it’s dropping down and going up, and then it might even bail out of the landing, circle around, and give it another try.

"Surrender yourself fully to God, and throw yourself on his grace."

God has drawn the borders for his own picture of a healthy church: it’s our job to recognize how faithfully a given congregation applies the colors of practice.

Christians have sometimes (not always) overlooked the importance of mental health. Yet due to our current crisis, many of us have begun to register concerns for mental health.