Dear pastor, What do you do when you are discouraged? Aimless? Lifeless?What do you do when you are tired? Stressed? Feeling like you just don’t have any strength left?What do you do when you just don’t know what to do? My guess is that you have asked these questions a few times in your life.Continue reading "So many tough questions"

I want to be like certain people I have met or watched over the years. I want to be like Fred Rogers. I want to be like the fictional character Father Brown. I want to be like my Uncle Warren. What each of these men have in common is a gentleness and compassion and whatContinue reading "Seeking to be a God-honoring, faithful and effective pastor"

Dear Pastor,  I imagine that if there were a book of all the greatest prophets, pastors and missionaries since time began, it would be far lengthier than any of us could imagine and I believe there is a great likelihood that your name would be recorded therein. In fact, there is likely only one wayContinue reading "The best pastors ever"

Dear Pastor, Do you ever find yourself wondering if you are doing everything wrong? You know, do you take a step back and look at all of your activity for the Lord and His church and ponder if you are doing the right things or if what you are doing is actually working?  I knowContinue reading "Am I doing it wrong?"