Articles for Pastors

You will become a fundamentalist Christian when you elevate your doctrinal system too highly and start to believe God’s graces are found only within your narrow little camp.

Every man has been told that women want us to “listen” instead of trying to solve their problems, and that’s a fair request. But wives need to know that holding back from problem solving is literally (that is, physiologically) painful to a man.

"I feel that he is the most Christ-like person I’ve ever met—though not without his human foibles and shortcomings."

As a young man at the time, I was captivated by the living legend Billy Graham. But even more so, I was captivated by the Savior he proclaimed.

If Disney World has excellence, shouldn’t church leaders demand it even more? We exist not for entertaining customers, but for leading more people to Christ!

The simmer day allows pastors space to get out of “sermon mode” and trust that God will do what He wants to do.

Do you think Bibles are just for church meetings? Do you think opening it just once in a while will sustain you? Are you unhappy in life? Maybe you have Bible anorexia.

Whether stated or unspoken, a leader plays the key role in setting the culture of the organization. People on any team will often wait until they feel they have permission from leadership before they move forward.