Avenues of Doing God’s Work

“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” (Colossians 3:23 NLT) On some levels it seemed odd to me that the only job I could find after my divorce was selling cars. And realizing that car salespersons ranked right up there with bank robbers andContinue reading “Avenues of Doing God’s Work”

Partners of Competitors?

“This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13 NLT) Does it bother you that many who profess “maturity” in their faith hold such rigid standardsContinue reading “Partners of Competitors?”

What Will Unite A Struggling Church?

“So the crowd was divided about Him.” (John 7:43 NLT) Having pastored mostly small churches, I understand disagreement and division. It’s hard to keep a “ship” on course when you can’t agree on its destination. Whatever measure of success I had in helping churches to grow was rooted in two things. First, keeping their attentionContinue reading “What Will Unite A Struggling Church?”