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Category Archives: Leadership
Fighting on God’s Side
Haman had it all. Persia’s powerful king, Ahasuerus, had advanced him above all of Persia’s other princes (Esther 3:1). Ahasuerus had even decreed that whenever Haman was inside the gate of the royal grounds, all of Ahasuerus’ servants were to … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Church, Complaining, Criticism, Decisions, Discernment, Family, God's Will, Leadership, Marriage, Parenting, Politics, Problems, Revenge, Sports, Work
Tagged Am I fighting on God's side?, Esther, Haman an Agagite, Haman hung on his own gallows, Israel's history with the Amalekites, mordecai, Mordecai and Haman
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A Generation That Had to Die Off
I once heard a preacher’s thoughts regarding a troubled church. He said something to the effect, “There is a generation that is going to have to die off there before God can get in there and change things.” The preacher … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Change, Church, Courage, Death, Faith, Fear, God's Guidance, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Personal, Worship, Youth
Tagged "We've never done it that way before", All the Israelites over the age of 20 die, Faith, Israel's refusal to possess Canaan, lessons learned from Numbers chapters 13 and 14, the old guard in a church, the older generation standing in the way
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The Church Boss
The epistles of 2 John and 3 John paint a small corner of a larger picture of what life was like in the early church. Those two epistles speak of how itinerant teachers would travel around to different places and … Continue reading
Posted in Church, God's Work, Headship, Humility, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Service, Sunday School, Teaching, Worship
Tagged 1 Peter 5:2-3, a description of the right kind of pastor, John's word about receiving false teachers, Matthew 20:25-28, Oliver B. Greene, servant leadership., the hospitality of the early church, the house churches of the early church, the problem addressed in 2 John, the problem addressed in 3 John, the problem of a church boss, when one member runs the church, Who was Demetrius?, Who was Diotrephes?, Who was Gaius?
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What Should Have Been
I was a little under two years into my first pastorate when one afternoon, as I was driving in my car, I happened to drive past the sign for a certain church in our area. It was a sign that … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Church, Counsel, Decisions, Disappointment, Discernment, Disobedience, God's Timing, God's Guidance, God's Will, God's Work, Influence, Leadership, Ministry, Obedience, Patience, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Preaching, Rebellion, Service, Waiting
Tagged Bible, choosing the wrong pastor, christianity, Church, discerning God's will, Faith, He did not do many mighty works there, jesus, limiting what God can do, Matthew 13:58, Matthew 23:37, seeking your own counsel, the dangers of missing God's will, the problems with pulpit committees, when a pulpit committee gets it wrong
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The Christian & Government
Let me give you four facts that are all true. Fact #1: The Christian should submit to his or her governmental authorities. Fact #2: Not all governmental leaders are sanctioned by God. Fact #3: Some governmental leaders enact laws that … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Current Events, Disobedience, God's Will, Government, Homosexuality, Leadership, Lesbianism, Obedience, Politics, Rebellion, Submission
Tagged Are all governmental leaders sanctioned by God?, Bible examples of civil disobedience, Christians and abortion, Christians and civil disobedience, Christians and homosexuality, Does God ever approve of civil disobedience?, God gives kingdoms to whom He chooses, God raises up rulers, politicians who enact evil laws, Should Christians take part in protests?, Should the Christian submit to governmental authorities?, the Christian and government
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An Interesting Thought About Politics
Let me begin by saying that I am a card-carrying member of the United States of America. I was born and raised here. I have a birth certificate. I have a driver’s license. I pay taxes. My children went to … Continue reading
Jesus & Nazareth
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” (Mark 6:4, N.K.J.V.) With the exception of the times when I was attending Appalachian State … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Miracles, Doing Good, Evangelism, Family, Friendship, God's Work, Individuality, Influence, Leadership, Ministry, Pastors, Personal, Preaching, Service, Witnessing
Tagged a prophet is not without honor, Elijah and the widow of Zarephath, Elisha curing Naaman's leprosy, Jesus preaching in Nazareth, ministering to your family, ministering to your friends, ministering to your neighbors
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Don’t Let Yourself Be Stopped
A missionary society in South Africa wrote to David Livingstone, the legendary Scottish missionary who blazed trails in Africa for over thirty years. The letter read: Have you found a good road to where you are? If not, we want … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Commitment, Confession, Courage, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Work, Leadership, Ministry, Missions, Pastors, Persecution, Perseverance, Priorities, Problems, Repentance, Service, Suffering, Trials
Tagged confession and repentance, David Livingstone quote, keep on going for the Lord, Perseverance, The test of a man is what it takes to stop him
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