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ministry & my other life

Why work with me when it comes to ministry or possibly counseling? One of those...

February 2020

February 17, 2020

Ephesians 6 | Children & Parents

Some people elevate the parental relationship so high that they seem to forget how to...

February 11, 2020

Themes & Memes | Christian Readings

Last week I wrote about the voice of many waters.[1] It's just a way that...

February 10, 2020

Ephesians 5.33 | Respect

There is a band of fiber-like materials that connect the left and right hemispheres of...

November 2019

November 20, 2019

Welcome To The Study This Week

Imagine sitting down in my office or yours, and discussing the great works that are...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Today in Hebrews: Ministers and Christian Leaders

We have been exploring the use of the term Today in the book of Hebrews. ...

August 2019

August 06, 2019

John Cassian on Ephesians 4.28

John Cassian is from the East but he descends to the West. When all is...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

New Initiative | New Connect page | Web Presence and Page Plugins Tip

Once again, I'm focusing on updating my Patheos blog. I'm offering a few tips along...

June 12, 2019

New Initiative | New Services Offered | New About Page

New Initiative | New Services Offered | New About Page FYI: I have the opportunity...

May 2019

May 24, 2019

1 Corinthians 12: Does the Holy Spirit just short circuit the mind?

Some people say that the Gifts are merely supernatural. That means that the Holy Spirit...

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Prophetic: Let it Happen in His Life

Jared, you just prayed for us. Everyone reach your hand in this direction right now. ...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

Branding and trending in the ministry camp (from the G+ collection)

The internet has come along way from the time the general populace could basically only...

March 07, 2019

on the Curiosities, Pragmatics, and Formation of the Minister (from the G+ collection)

We used to live in a time when there were far more pastoral scholars. A...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

An Essay on the Potential Repentance of Whole People Groups

In light of this week's events, I offer an essay adapted from an old homily,...

February 21, 2019

on Shepherding at MtZ 2017 (from the G+ collection)

This is from our last year pastoring at MT. ZION Family Worship Center. Toward the...

February 14, 2019

on Shepherding at MtZ 2014-16 (from the G+ collection)

I have recognized some significant themes as I have been closing down my Google+ (G+)...

February 07, 2019

on Pastoring and Leadership (from the G+ collection)

Last week I shared quotes I have posted on Google+ (G+) over the years. I...

November 2018

November 30, 2018

A Letter to Pastors

What follows is something quite unique for me. From time to time, I'm invited into...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

On the Spirit’s Gifts, Strengths-Based, and Integrative Approaches

This is the third in a series of introductory writings, where I'm simply sharing a...

May 2018

May 09, 2018

The Call of Ambrose

How do we overcome our reluctance to answer the higher call?

May 02, 2018

We All Have Callings

We all have callings. We just need to remember the call in our every-day.

April 2018

April 23, 2018

FAQs About the Calling

I'm taking a little time to question some of the perceptions we have of the...

April 18, 2018

On Persecution & Rejection

"The World” is this spiritually dark place. Whenever John uses the term "world," it's with a...

April 10, 2018

How Do We Measure Success?

How do we measure success? May we find ourselves struggling with this tension, faithful to...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

Sacred Rhythms Review

As part of a project, we tried something new. We selected a book and invited...