Perhaps you’ve seen videos like this: a guy at the gym tries to leap onto a fast-moving treadmill and face plants? The metaphorical equivalent of this blooper was my greatest fear coming back from my
I teach communications as my pastoral side hustle. As a former disc-jockey and radio sports reporter, I fancy myself a student of the discipline. But like the Lord Jesus said, “Doubtless you will quote to
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 I am a highly emotional person who has battled anxiety and depression for most of the last two decades. As such, managing my emotions has been one of
Part 1, Part 2, Part 4 In concert with my 25th anniversary of pastoral ministry is my 30th anniversary of marriage to Carolyn. Like pastoral ministry, marriage is a wonderful calling with seasons of
Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 I have five friends I call my “Pentaverate” (an homage to an early Mike Myers movie). These five guys are the ones I bare my soul to. While some
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 I celebrate God’s goodness this year as I look back at a quarter of a century in pastoral ministry. When a pastor friend asked me how I did
This is part four in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The previous three posts can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. When the college ministry I
This is part three in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The other related posts can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 4. The pastor in charge stood
This is part two in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The other related posts can be found here: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4. The local newspaper did a
This is part one in a four-part series around the pitfalls of ministry success. The following three posts can be found here: Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. The student ministry at the
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