Dear pastor I want to encourage you to find joy and fulfillment RIGHT NOW, in this PRESENT MOMENT, for the Lord is with you, even now. So much of life and ministry can seem mundane, boring or like wasted time. And yet when God is present, He is sanctifying that very moment. I remember theContinue reading "God can sanctify our work"
A sense of grief
I have a sense that something is off in this world. It is a sense of grief that weighs on me, a burden that God has placed in me. Let me define this grief: A sadness because of the divisions in relationships, homes, churches and nations. A sadness because of the anger, judgmentalism and condemnationContinue reading "A sense of grief"
Watch out for this trap
There is a trap in the contemporary church and culture; this trap is the lie that "the gospel is not enough" So we try to add to the gospel with marketing, programs, fun, cool, cutting edge, etc. Here is the good news of the gospel that we need to declare plainly, consistently and with greatContinue reading "Watch out for this trap"
We can’t change them
Last week I shared a post about the fact that in life and in ministry we cannot save other people. We can't even save ourselves. Only Christ can do that (with our believing and acceptance). In this post I would like to explore the reality that ultimately we cannot change the people whom we interactContinue reading "We can’t change them"
Pastor Encouragement 