I used to tutor kids and college students in mathematics, and the phrase that sticks with me the most came from an adult who went back to college in their later years. She told me "numbers stress me out." When I heard this, I realized that this is a reality for many pastors nowadays. When we... Continue Reading →
The Need for Disciples Behind the Pulpit
Note: I am not taking on the consideration of the reincarnated 12 disciples or having the spirit of one of the 12 disciples. I believe that if you have this view-point of reincarnation within the Christian community, then you obviously have not read the scriptures and have a grasp on the eternal afterlife. There... Continue Reading →
Constant Faith
Faith should be constant, even when the outcome is not as expected. This phrase has been on my mind since I woke up this morning. It brings me to think that although the answer I was searching for did not turn out the way I was hoping, that I shall continue to have faith in... Continue Reading →
The Difference You Made
This past week, I had the opportunity of taking time and reflecting on my education. I was welcomed home to my Alma Mater in celebration of the Lee University Centennial and I had the pleasure to see men and women who made a massive impact in my life. As I saw these people whose classes... Continue Reading →
“Oh, that sin doesn’t matter.”
Before I get started on this post. Please note that all pastors will tell you that the first person to learn the lesson they preach is themselves. I understand my condition but believe that others need to know too. So, to begin this post I ask the question "Which sins don't matter?" For some reason,... Continue Reading →
What Love? What Love!
Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to take some of the members of my youth group over to Gatlinburg for a Youth Retreat. We spent all day Friday doing academics focusing on the idea of what the you needed to know to be prepared to lead the church in the future. We covered... Continue Reading →
Our Culture of Victimhood
In today’s world, we are victims. If you watch the news, listen to people who got busted speeding, or even sit in on a divorce court session you will see that it is never our fault. I can’t be in the wrong. This is what our narcissistic culture has brought us too, right? Maybe we... Continue Reading →
“Whats the deal with Contemporary Worship?”
"What is the deal with airplane food?" A phrase immortalized by the game show Stand-Up and Win. I look at this joke and how it has been applied to so many different things in a joking manner. Then I find myself asking a similar question, "Whats the deal with contemporary worship?" Growing up, I went to... Continue Reading →
The Inhumanity of Pastors
Often times we tend to treat pastors as something other than what they are, human. People take them for granted, people expect them to be at our beckoning call, people dump all our "garbage" on them and then leave without accepting advice. People look at our pastors as some inhuman automatons that are able to... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Story Ever Told Is Not In The Bible
Often I hear people talk about the Nativity of Christ or the Gospel as the greatest story ever told. I hear this commonly used around their corresponding holy days of Resurrection Sunday and Advent. I have used this phrasing many times in the past and now I have to take my turn to admit that... Continue Reading →
