What if you faithfully obey Philippians 4 and yet your heart is still racing, your mind is still whirring, and you just can’t ‘turn off’ the worry switch?
Children's card. Front: "Happy Christmas" Inside bottom panel: "Because of his love for us, God sent his Son Jesus into the world." Back panel: Find out the whole story here: www.twowaystolive.com/whowillbeking Pack of 10 cards with envelopes.
In my last post, I introduced this mini-series and tried to describe some of the pitfalls which can occur when a pastor attempts to do all (or nearly all) his ministry through his Sunday sermon. Like I said there, Sunday sermons are wonderful and essential and life-giving and edifying, but
Recently I was talking with a neighbour about church, and he asked me “So what is church all about?” He was curious, and wanted to know what I think is central to what we believe, sing about, pray about and how we relate to one another.
“You can’t be a cross preacher and appear wise to the world.” This was the provocative line I jotted down about halfway through Phil Colgan’s address at the Nexus 2015 conference. I’m pretty sure, by the way, that ‘cross preacher’ was my abbreviation for ‘a preacher whose sermons are
What are the small things we can all do that make a big difference in our churches?
Sandy Grant's links of the week on what it means to stand with someone, zealotry for kindness, a story about John Chapman, American exceptionalism, and depression.
The recent Nexus Conference on ‘Crucified Ministry’ left me with a notebook full of scribbled thoughts and insights from a richly stimulating and encouraging day. Over the next few days, as we post video of the three main morning addresses at the conference, I’ll be reflecting on a key point
Most pastors at one time or another have had a conversation with someone engaged in ministry, when they tell us things aren’t going so well. It can be hard to diagnose the problem in the moment. Maybe the person is over it or burnt out, too busy elsewhere, or wanting to try something new.
What should I do with my money, and how can I best use it?