What makes a good Pope?
What makes a good Pope? Jesus seemed very focused on this issue as were the writers of the gospels. Hence the abundance of times Peter is front and center in so many of the stories about the disciples....
View ArticleStories of Rescue
After forty years in ministry I’m trying something new and it seems to be making a difference. It’s radical for a Presbyterian church and it may not be for everyone, but it is profoundly changing our...
View ArticleLeadership in a Gospel Culture
I feel like I have been in ministry my whole life and in many ways that is true. I grew up in a pastor’s home where everything we did and thought revolved around church. I remember going to pastor my...
View ArticleA Gospel Apologetic
I can’t prove this but I suspect that the highest reason for burn out for American evangelical pastors is cynicism and the deep sense of futility we often wrestle with. Questions like, “Why do our new...
View ArticleChristmas Paradox
Two weeks ago Debbie and I went to Chicago for a wedding and ended up staying for a funeral. Two very close friends in such vastly different circumstances. On the morning of the wedding rehearsal a...
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