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Saturday Links

Links for your weekend reading: Why We Need to Practice Confession Here are four arguments for the practice of regular, public confession. A Pattern Among Fallen Pastors – Lessons for Us All During my

If We Are Faithless

I seem to dwell on certain Scriptures for a season. This past year, I’ve been dwelling on 2 Timothy 2:1-13. It’s a feast for anyone, and I haven’t been

Why I’m Back to Writing Sermon Manuscripts

When I finished as pastor of an established church in January 2012, I made a massive switch in how I prepared sermons. Up until that point, I’d developed a practice of preparing

Saturday Links

Links for your weekend reading: 3 Lies We Believe about Ministry I often pray that God will help me be a minister of His Gospel instead of an event coordinator; a programmer.  Turns

Theology is Doxology

When I sit on ordination councils, I begin with a mental checklist of theological issues to be covered. I want to make sure that the candidate is theologically sound, as well as someone