Author Archives: Michael D Johnson

I have a few tough questions for pastors.  Are you present in the lives of your people? Do they have to go looking for you or do you just show up in their lives? Are you kind of like the “out of sight, out of mind” part of their life? You know: do they seeContinueContinue reading “Alone? Forgotten?”

Have you ever felt alone? I know the better question is: when was the most recent time you felt all alone? Was it last week? Yesterday? This morning? It is miserable to feel all alone. And maybe it hurts just as much or even more to be with and around people and still feel unheard,ContinueContinue reading “All alone”

There is a temptation to ties one’s worth into what one can produce. As if somehow what one does with their hands or with their time/gifting/energy etc defines them and their value. Indeed, for many of us, this is a temptation to consider that a person does not have quality of life unless they areContinueContinue reading “What is my value?”

Have you ever had a weight on you that just kept pressing down with no relief in sight? When I work out in the gym and I get to the end of a set of reps, my arms or legs can begin shaking under the weight; but at least I know that I only haveContinueContinue reading “Trying to bear up under it”