“What Jesus wants from us is not admiration but imitation.“ Ronald Rolheiser In my article for the last Messenger, I mentioned the book “The Holy [...]
“A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him…” –Isaiah 11:1-2 In [...]
In his book Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church, author Philip Yancey shared the stories of those who helped shape his thought and faith. His chapter [...]
“Life is not the way it’s supposed to be, it’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” —Virginia Satir I had only been in the Czech Republic for a couple of [...]
A friend recently introduced me to the work of John C. Maxwell who is a motivational speaker and pastor. He is a modern leadership guru who has written several books and gives presentations on [...]
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And [...]
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good.” Romans 8:28 This passage from Romans comes from one of my favorite portions of scripture. The 8th chapter of [...]
I have to confess to my brothers and sisters that I have “retirement envy.” As I listen to a couple of my ministry colleagues who are in the process of retiring, I feel a bit jealous. It’s not [...]
There are times I feel really discouraged by all that is happening in the world today. It seems as though division, injustice, and fear rule the day. Many around the country are dealing with [...]
