I happened to see a video this morning in which Bill O’Reilly was arguing with Laura Ingraham over O’Reilly’s complaint that conservatives need to do more than “thump the Bible” in making our case against gay marriage. Not only was…
In yesterday’s action-packed episode, I presented some ways ministers might deal with criticism. Today, I want to look at those who bring criticism to pastors. If you’ve been in a church for any length of time, you know the pastor’s…
With due awareness of the liabilities, I would like to venture on to the delicate ice of how pastors should receive – and congregants give – criticism. The reason I feel emboldened to do so is that I have had,…
If you are a pastor or elder in the greater Philadelphia area, you may be interested in the upcoming Cairn Church Leaders’ Conference, on Thursday, April 11 from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM . The conference is designed to encourage, support, and…
This is a very helpful little video with Pastor Albert Martin, who is one of my all time favorite preachers and a friend as well. It has been a joy to know him for almost two decades and to constantly…
Editors’ Note: This is the third and final installment of this series. You can access part one here and part two here. Part III: Church Development, Presbyterianism, & China The need for church development, so acute in China, exists…
Editors’ Note: This is the third and final installment of this series. You can access part one here and part two here. Part III: Church Development, Presbyterianism, & China The need for church development, so acute in China, exists…
C.M. (Godre’r Coed) How can this guilty sinner flee The judgement that is mine?How can a wretched man escapeThe punishment divine? Tell me where wrath and mercy meet;Show me God reconciled.Where can a rebel find true peace,Rest for a heart…
It is sometimes difficult to work out exactly what people are doing when they open their Bibles and let their eyes pass over the pages of Scripture. An observer might surmise that one of the things that they are not…
”This ordeal he refers to as a ‘bitter cup which he ardently prays may, if possible, be taken from him, so that he does not have to drink it. What is this cup? Is it physical suffering from which he…
