Every pastor has had a frustrating day.  A frustrating week.  A frustrating season. But how can your typical pastor turn frustration from an episode into a way of life? Voila!  Top Five Ways To Guarantee Ministry Frustration.  Because life’s too long really to enjoy, isn’t it? 1.  Compare Yourself With Others.  At most United Methodist Read the full article…

This edited version of yesterday’s sermon wasn’t especially biblical.  For the second week in a row, I did not drill down into one passage but instead borrowed liberally from a few of Jesus’ interactions with people in both Matthew and  John. And it wasn’t overly theological.  I neither scaled the heights or Romans nor plumbed Read the full article…

  Every Life Counts When we say we are inviting all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ, does all mean all? It does. No exceptions. Every life counts because every life will last forever. But so many people don’t realize that they count and that they are eternal. Who will tell them if Read the full article…

The 21st Century American church — and in particular, the United Methodist tribe of which I am a part — has become all-too-adept at hand-wringing. We hear an anecdote, read a survey, or watch a television show in which the message of ancient, creedal Christianity is deemed to be either too narrow or too out Read the full article…

Every Sunday, Good Shepherd includes space for “Prayer requests and answered prayers” on the back of its Connection Card. This Sunday we received one of the best ever: What an amazing praise I have to report.  I attended the Healing Service on Monday and was prayed for and I am so happy to report I Read the full article…