This article contrasts ‘aces’ with ‘average’ pastors and observes the pitfalls of trying to normalise the achievements of the gifted at the cost of marginalising the efforts of the ordinary. From the post: We need to repent of jealousy and envy of others in our ministries, and to avoid glorifying their achievements and comparing ourselves …
Zac Harrel writes that amid a needed focus on discipling the young and newer Christians, there is a privileged ministry of pastoring senior saints as they near the end of their lives. One of the ways we do that is through the ministry of presence: Our wider culture wants to ignore and hide the dying, …
There’s a difference between a peacemaker and a conflict avoider. David Mathis writes about How Do Pastors Pick Their Fights? and makes some points about the character of pastors, which is meant to be a model for the character of Christians. Healthy pastors are peacemakers at heart, not pugilists. They don’t fight for sport; they …
This is from a review of Everything As It Should Be, a new album by singer/songwriter Andy Gullahorn. Fellow song-writer Andrew Osenga muses about Gullahorn’s capacity to keep producing album after album of personal and poignant vignettes that resonate with real life. To keep doing so requires life lived well with others. It resonates closely …
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