The Holy Spirit don’t sponsor no copycats

I’ve not been reading much of Calvin Miller’s Letters to a Young Pastor lately.  That’s probably because, if you are a book in my house, it is very easy to get lost! That said, those of you who have followed me for many months will be pleased to know that there is an update in the … Continue reading »

The smaller moments

Let us consider names like [    ] or [   ] or [    ].  The cost for their caprices was lost empires.  I never knew any of this famous trio of lost reputations, but I have known many others who could not keep safe the smaller moments of their lives.  Reputation is not a … Continue reading »

Pastors on the edge

I never forget that a lot of pastors I meet on lecture tours or in DMin courses are on the edge, hanging on by the slenderest of threads.  Some make it.  Some don’t.  The dropout rate for seminary-trained pastors is estimated to be as high as 80 per cent.  So I am committed to being … Continue reading »

Never resign till Tuesday

I know.  I shouldn’t have.  Not when I have about forty books on the ‘to be read’ list.  But I did it.  I bought a new book. I suppose I figured that since most of the books I read at the moment are either courtesy of the college library or come to me for free … Continue reading »