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Terrified by God
H. G. Wells was no friend of the church, but sometimes he served us well. Years ago in the New Yorker, he told a story about an Episcopalian clergyman. ...
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Family Is Also Work
A man's family is also part of his work for the Lord. So if he fails with his family, he fails to qualify to be a minister.
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Education in the Red-Light District
When my wife and I went to Dallas Seminary, we decided we wouldn't live in the "cemetery" housing. Instead, we lived in the high-class, ...
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The Test of a Preacher
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon!" but "I will do something."
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She Lost Her Sheep
In our congregation's shepherding program, one family is designated the neighborhood "shepherd." This family invites ten other nearby church families ...
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An Eclipse Is Not Unseen
Take heed to yourselves also because there are many eyes upon you. So there will be many who observe your fall. If you miscarry, the world will also echo ...
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Whitman's Hospital Visits
In an interview with Leadership, Eugene Peterson said, "Every pastor involved in hospital visitation should read Specimen Days, by Walt Whitman" ...
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A Pastor's Need for Encouragement
Mrs. Leon Apple, the wife of a preacher who recently died, was speaking to the 120-man committee, mostly preachers, of the North American Christian Convention ...
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When He Preaches, They Come
An evangelist is a person with a special gift and a special calling from the Holy Spirit to announce the good news of the gospel. You're an announcer, ...
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Where Are the Replacements?
There were great preachers in Washington thirty or forty years ago, but, with a few notable exceptions, their replacements have not arrived as yet. The ...
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