Merry Christmas!

I pray this Christmas you will discover the peace and joy of the One who entered our world to reconcile us to our Creator.  After our Saturday night service, which we concluded with singing “Joy to the World,” a man came out and shook my hand and asked, “How can someone have joy during Christmas [...]

When You Feel Like Giving up, Giving in, or Getting out

I probably shouldn’t be writing this on a Monday.  But deadlines are deadlines, and ministry, as you know, isn’t all about how we feel…even (and perhaps especially) when we feel like giving up, giving in, or getting out. I didn’t always feel this way, and I don’t always feel this way now.  But it is [...]