02/13/26 Obituary
Numbers 3-5 If your obituary were written today, what would it say? More specifically, what would you want it to say? Would it focus…
Read More
12 Guidelines for Doing Mentoring that Alarms the Enemy
I recently posted an article about discipleship that threatens the enemy. I’ve also often called believers to begin investing in a couple of people…
Read More02/12/26 Into a War
Numbers 1-2 God is good. He protected His people in Egypt. He led them out of that country, providing resources for them as they…
Read More
8 Reasons Churches Need to Consider a Young Pastor to Lead Their Church Revitalization
I understand why churches look for someone with ministry experience when they’re looking for a pastor. Frankly, I would naturally lean that way, too—except…
Read More02/11/26 A Personal God
Leviticus 25-27 The God of the Hebrews was—and is—so different from the gods of the people around them. The Hebrews would settle in the…
Read More
10 First Steps toward a Church Turnaround
Maybe you see that your church is headed in the wrong direction. You know the church needs a turnaround, but you’re not sure where to start.
Read More09/10/26 I Am the Lord
Leviticus 21-24 Sixteen times. That’s how many times the phrase, “I am the Lord,” occurs in today’s reading. Apparently, that truth matters much. Indeed,…
Read More
Some Invitations to My Readers . . .
Today, I’m using this blog post to invite you to some things that matter to me: “Pastor Matters” Podcast I have the privilege of…
Read More02/09/26 Be Holy
Leviticus 17-20 If you’ve been a reader of these devotions for some time, you know there are days when the Word just penetrates my…
Read More
10 Reasons Introverts Can Do Well in Ministry
I write this post with some reticence since I’m an introvert—and I don’t want to imply that I’ve done well in ministry. I know so many things I could still do better that I feel no right to claim success. Based on my experience with other introverts and my own study, here’s why I affirm introverts in ministry.
Read More