I guess I’ve sung the songs of God’s people to thousands of people in their times of grief and loss. A couple of days ago someone sang words from this song to me while she was on her deathbed. I don’t know if I’ve been the one who has listened while someone else ministered to …
The contemporary trend of turning everything into a measurable metric and then turning that into a replicable system which heavily implies that guaranteed success will be experienced wherever it is repeated weighs heavily in a context like long-term pastoral ministry. Murray Lean observes a crushing burden that can descend on pastoral life. The rise of …
A somewhat contextless quote from Ron Edmondson that expresses a helpful reminder that pastors continually need to have brought to mind. …the role of a shepherd is to lead sheep to the source of provision, not be the provision. Shepherds point people to truth and grace, but you can (and should) trust God with people’s …
Friendship is more than an optional extra. It is a need each of us has. We need to receive and give friendship. Without it we will not grow to be the people that disciples of Jesus should grow to be. After all. Jesus had friends. He needed friends, and he needed to be a friend. …
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