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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 condemnationContinueContinue 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 greatContinueContinue 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 interactContinueContinue reading “We can’t change them”

We can’t save them

Here is a hard reality for us pastors. We can’t save them. This is true for ourselves too: we can’t save ourselves. First of all we must remember that there is only one Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ. And we all need Him to save us. We need Him to forgive us. We need HimContinueContinue reading “We can’t save them”