We are viewing the future of the church from the perspective of God’s call. What is the church’s vocation? Yesterday…

When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject from the perspective of…

When you are debating the future of the church, it makes a significant difference the perspective from which you come.…

Paul’s advice to not let the sun go down on our anger confronts the danger of nurturing anger within us…

A major reality that we have to confront in what we might call an age of anger is the fact…

Polls show that Americans are deeply affected by anger. Fifty-six percent are so angry that it disturbs their sleep. I…

We are building on our discussion of daimons, natural urges, becoming demonic in the Body of Christ. As has been…

I can’t think of any split within the Christian body that has not had something to do with trying to…

Continuing our discussion on the daimons or natural urges of the body of Christ, let us look at the daimons…

Building on the discussion of daimons and demons from the past couple of days, I want to expand that concept…

With your list compiled from yesterday’s instructions, now begin to examine your list. Don’t try to do this next part…

Yesterday I talked about Rollo May’s concept of the demons in us being he daimons or natural urges getting out…

Rollo May was a very important influence in my early ministry. In one of his books, he analyzed the word…

Sometimes there is an uplift to simply taking time to consciously identify some of the many things for which you…

Yesterday we talked about expressing appreciation among colleagues. Today I want to call your attention to the way in which…

It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are under appreciated. People may appreciate what they…

How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often, it seems to me, congregations…

Think about the stories you have read or those you know personally where a person has gotten themselves into deep…

Lots of people are feeling very insecure about their jobs these days. That’s true for ordained pastors as well. The…

Yesterday I suggested what it might sound like for a doctor to preach a sermon from his language of doctor…