Men's Need for Masculine Affection

When I was a pastor in Hawaii, my little congregation was near Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. I always had a large supply of muscular recruits.

The ...

True Ministry

The foundation of ministry is character. The nature of ministry is service. The motive for ministry is love. The measure of ministry is sacrifice. The ...

The Importance of Preparation

Preparation for the ministry is nothing less than the making of the man.

Ministry Insights

There are three things in ministry you need to know. Number one, it's never as good as it seems. Number two, it's never as bad as it seems. And ...

Watch Out for Wealthy Clerics

Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy, or who, from being nobody has become a celebrity.

The Triumph of a Preacher

Several years ago, I heard David Ring speak. David has cerebral palsy and a speech impediment so bad that you can barely understand him. But he held 11,000 ...

The Source of Spiritual Authority

Spiritual authority flows not from titles and positions but from a life that is genuine.

Sinners All

Journalists miss the point when they keep asking, after each new church scandal, if a preacher's fall has shaken the believers' faith. Sin rather ...

Sermons Should Be Wept Over

A sermon wept over is more acceptable with God than one gloried over.

The Job of the Preacher

As preachers, our job is to present unashamedly the Christian moral point of view: "It's just plain true. Folks, this is the way God is, and ...