shepherding the shepherd
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Check Under the Carpet
In 1998 I arrived at a deeply damaged congregation. I’ll spare you the details, but they were defeated and demoralized. So much had gone wrong that I wondered if there was some kind of deep-set sin in the congregation, something spiritually toxic buried under the carpet.
When the Commander Appears
Sometimes, we feel so lonely, so solitary, as we survey some foreboding Jericho blocking our way, but it is never so. Christ has promised to be with us always, armed and in command. The thing we must not do is charge into some ill-fated, hurried, committee-driven action before we’ve bent low in reverence, before we’ve taken off our shoes, so our faith can find footing. “All other ground is sinking sand.”
Leading from the Front
My Dear Shepherds, One time after a congregational meeting a CEO in our church invited me to breakfast. I don’t recall what issues had been
Strength Training
My Dear Shepherds, I long ago forgot the commencement address from my seminary graduation but I’m pretty sure nothing was said about how downright frightening
There’s a Word for That
My Dear Shepherds, Recently, I learned a new word. Jacki, an interior designer who specialized in public spaces, told me that the focus of her
‘Filled with the Spirit of Wisdom’
The wisdom God gives his shepherds is a miraculous capacity to weave together our knowledge of Scripture, life experiences, the counsel of others, the fruit of the Spirit, and patient, thoughtful prayer, all in the service of God’s flock.