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April 2024

April 06, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 22. The Circle Is Complete

Three days after our last meeting, John passes away in his sleep at night....

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 21. Farewell To A Good Friend

It’s 2035. John and I see each other about three times a year. We...

March 23, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 20. Why Not Coach Young Leaders?

It’s now 2029. During an evening visit to my house this week, John tells...

March 16, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 19. The End Of Joy Church

John has gotten his life back on track, but things are not going well for...

March 09, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 18. Can A Divorced Pastor Remarry?

Now that his relationship with his parents has been restored, John is trying to get...

March 02, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 17. An Emotional Visit To John’s Mother

A few days after our trek in Scotland, John calls me. He has had a...

February 2024

February 24, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 16. No Phone Calls For John

John has told me that he wants to give away a total of 1.2...

February 17, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 15. A Lot Of Money To Lose

On Canna, both John and I had confronting encounters with Jesus. This led to...

February 10, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 14. A Rendezvous With Jesus

Together with John, I am camping on Canna, a wild and virtually uninhabited island off...

February 03, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 13. Wild Camping With John in Scotland

I've agreed to take John with me on a retreat to Scotland. But did...

January 2024

January 27, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 12. A Bizarre Encounter in Baltimore

It's 2020. I've traveled to Baltimore to check on John. I'm not sure if he's...

January 20, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 11. The Downfall Begins

It's 2019. John's father passes away, and shortly after, John begins an affair. How...

January 13, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 10. The Leader as the Alpha Stag

It's 2015. John gains national attention with his show 'Time for Joy' on national...

January 06, 2024

Serial The Anointed: 9. Betrayed By The Anointed

From the Joy Church, we received a donation of ten thousand dollars for our...

December 2023

December 30, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 8. A Donation Of Ten Thousand Dollars!

It's 2013. Following an extensive article in Christianity Today about our missional church planting project...

December 27, 2023

The Anatomy of a Christian Leader’s Downfall

The public downfall of a Christian leader always comes unexpectedly. It's like walking in nature...

December 23, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 7. Is My Ministry Rooted In Love?

It's 2010. I am away for the weekend with my daughter Anne. During a walk,...

December 16, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 6. Most Luxurious Church Building

It's 2008. The Joy congregation is opening a new church building, and I've been invited...

December 09, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 5. Spiritual Covering?

I've tried to keep in touch with John, but it's been tough. He hasn't responded...

December 02, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 4. An Ugly Ducking

Over the past ten years, "The Joy Congregation" has grown to more than five thousand...

November 2023

November 22, 2023

Why I Wrote The Serial “The Anointed”

Time and again in the Christian world, we are shocked by good men who fall....

November 18, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 2. Visiting John’s Church

After hearing all the negative stories about John and his wife Abigail from a former...

November 11, 2023

Serial The Anointed: 1. From Nice Guy to ‘The Anointed’

The first time I met John was in the summer of 1989 when we...

November 08, 2023

The Anointed: A Faith-Based Serial On The Rise And Fall Of Pastor John

Dive into a fresh and gripping faith-based drama this week! Penned by columnist Matt Vlaardingerbroek,...

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