Category Spiritual Markers

Broaden your prayers

I believe we all tend toward selfish prayers. We pray diligently for ourselves and for our immediate family, but we must press deeper and be led broader than just our immediate proximity in our prayers. I'm directed to the NATIONS, not just my own little circle of loved ones.

A discouraged pastor

When pastors are discouraged, they can be discouraging. And that's not good for anyone. The nature of their vocation places demands for them to be "up" which may foster a false impression that they have it all together.

Freely received

It's post-Christmas. Beware of how quickly society seeks to bury the manger underneath the mundane. As much as our culture wants Christmas to come, it wants the Christ of Christmas to disappear quickly. We have freely received - again. How can we freely give to keep Christmas alive?