I started this blog exactly 10 years ago today. I was still in my first year of pastoral ministry and blogging was becoming popular so I thought, why not give it a try? Since then, there have been seasons where I have blogged quite frequently and other seasons where I have blogged rather infrequently. A few times I even contemplated shutting down the blog for … Continue reading Some Reflections on Blogging
My wife Stephane has an old Bible that has seen better days. There are a few pages that are completely ripped out, along with other smaller tears and rips. When I say that this Bible is “old” I don’t mean that it is super ancient or anything. It’s just that it lived through the John and Jeremiah baby years of our family. Often when Steph … Continue reading Treasuring Scripture
Early on in my ministry, I served as pastor of a small country church in Ohio. One Sunday morning in the middle of June about 15 minutes before church started, the neighbor started mowing his lawn. For most churches, this would not be a big deal, but our little church sat right next to the neighbor’s house and we actually had the windows open in … Continue reading The Right Perspective on Evangelism
Shepherd the Flock 