Helping you grow in God's all-sufficient grace and truth
Thanksgiving is more than a holiday. It’s a mindset, a heart attitude, and an essential spiritual discipline for every Christian. It feeds our spiritual growth and leads to a deeper experience of God’s peace. But how can we weave thankfulness
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Anxiety is common to all people, but it’s an occupational hazard for those of us in vocational ministry. The reason is that much of the anxiety we experience cannot be separated from the cares of our life multiplied exponentially by
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Recently, I was drawn in by a book that I picked up somewhere in the past couple years, When Shepherds Weep: Finding Tears of Joy for Wounded Pastors. I decided to read it for two reasons. First, I thought it
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Since 1837, God has been using a breathtakingly beautiful property on an island peninsula in New Jersey for His honor and glory. This spring, P&R Publishing and the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) are collaborating to host a relaxing
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The latest edition of the 9Marks Journal is entitled: Sound Doctrine: The Foundation of Faithful Ministry. I was honored to contribute the following article on the priority of teaching doctrine. The apostle Paul’s ministry offers an ideal model for today’s
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Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). What Does the Bible
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Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you grow in grace and truth as you minister God’s Word to one another. “Wisdom is worth more than silver; it brings more profit than gold” (Prov. 3:14). Mom Guilt and the
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In 2015, Zondervan published Comfort the Grieving: Ministering God’s Grace in Times of Loss as part of the seven-volume essential Practical Shepherding series edited by Brian Croft. Over the years, it’s been humbling and rewarding to hear of how the
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Last month, one of the books I read is Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in Ministry by Joel Beeke and Nick Thompson. This book ministered to me personally, encouraging me to remember the biblical pattern
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“For they say, ‘His letters are weighty and strong,’” it was said of the apostle Paul, yet his bodily presence and manner of speech were unimpressive. The same could be said of Jay Adams, the father of modern day biblical
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I’m excited to share that I’ve been given the privilege to teach in the Philippines. Though I’d love to visit the Philippines someday, I get to participate in this conference without even getting on a plane! Hosted by iDisciple PHILIPPINES,
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It’s Okay to Be a Pastor – Head down, chin up, one foot in front of the other. The world is broken, but what’s new about that? The Word still needs to be proclaimed, the darkness still needs the light,
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Lessons from a Pastor’s Wife on Suffering – “Becoming a pastor’s wife brought the awareness of suffering to a whole new level. When you watch faithful followers of Jesus lose loved ones, lose health, suffer abuse, face wrong accusations, lose
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For the Baby I Didn’t Get to Hold – This choked me up. Even if you have not experienced miscarriage or stillbirth, you need to read this so that you learn to be compassionate, to weep with those who weep.
Continue readingThe Plague of Lazy Pastors – “Survey after survey reports modern man fears public speaking more than anything else, including death. Add to that the weight of speaking, in the context of worship, on behalf of God.” 4 Reasons You
Continue readingHow to Recover from Financial Infidelity – A poll found that 2 in 5 Americans admit to lying about or withholding money information from their partner. Another reports that 15 million people have admitted to hiding financial information from their
Continue readingHaving been in local church ministry for close to 30 years, I’m more and more convinced of how much God’s people need comprehensive soul care, which is provided through both public and personal ministry. So, related to that conviction, here
Continue readingGod’s Purposes for Suffering in Ministry, Part 1 – Pat Quinn draws five purposes of God for ministry suffering from 2 Corinthians. Brokenness – Julie Lowe asks, “Does brokenness threaten to discourage or undo you? Does it cause you to
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By God’s grace, I’m a husband, dad, grandpa, and pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Mayfield Hts, OH. I love Christ because He first loved me.
