Weekly Blog Post

This year has begun with watching horrific natural disasters and terrorist attacks on our nation. I live near the terror attack, and I have a daughter living in California. I have lost a friend in the last couple of days due to addiction and the inability to live free from it; I know of so…

At the end of the year, I reflect on the previous year and then dream, plan, and pray about the new year. I usually spend time in prayer for the focus of the coming year. I even choose a word for the coming year. This word will remind me of my focus and serve as…

I want Peace. While mailing a package at the post office this week, I became keenly aware of someone staring at me. It was that uneasy feeling of being watched, you know what I mean. At first, I looked around quickly and didn’t see the little boy peering over the table where I worked to…

A Reflection on Psalm 107 It’s the Advent Season, and there are many devotionals and studies that could guide us through it. Please find one and follow it through the hectic ministry season. It could center you on the most sacred part of this holy time. We have just come off our Thanksgiving celebration here in the U.S.,…

Intimacy not Information If you missed the first three posts in this series, you can find them here. Today, in this last installment, we’ll examine the third barrier we must overcome to move toward hope. We must shift from searching for information to searching for intimacy. Our appetite for information is voracious when we are…

Humility, not Humiliation If you missed the first two posts in this series, you can find click for part 1 and part 2. Today, we’re looking at the second barrier that can obscure our way forward when we are trapped in shame. When shame has us in its grip, the enemy of our souls tries to convince…

Confession, not Confrontation It’s October and Pastor appreciation month, but the sad but true reality for many of our men is that they are weary in well-doing. Some have left their first love and now are wandering heavily burdened. What can we encourage our men to pursue when they want to throw in the towel…

*trigger warning* this post touches on the topic of suicide It’s October, and as many of you know, it’s Pastor Appreciation Month. While this time is meant to honor and uplift our spiritual leaders, it’s also a sobering reminder that pastors are often weary—some even weary in their well-doing. Yesterday, I came across a heartbreaking…