Titus, Paul's Troubleshooter

Titus probably gets the Pauline service award with 20 years as Paul's co-worker.

Titus was born a Gentile, and when he became a Christian he did not ...

The Madness of Christian Leadership

Christian leadership is both a meaningful and maddening vocation.

Ministers in the Water

Ministers cannot walk on water; but they can learn to swim.

The Price of Leadership

Being a leader is wonderful. But it is not without its price.

No Need to Feel Miserable

Often pastors feel guilty if they walk away from a problem and don't feel appropriately miserable. That's neurotic.

The Preacher's Function

The true function of a preacher is to disturb the comfortable and to comfort the disturbed.

Don't Kill the Horse

It is possible to throw our lives away foolishly by burning the candle at both ends. When Robert Murray McCheyne, only thirty years old, lay dying, he ...

Keep Sermons Up-to-Date

You should never preach a sermon that could just as well have been preached in the first century.

Beyond Sermons

Preaching is not the art of making a sermon and delivering it. Preaching is the art of making a preacher and delivering him.

Sunday Evening Let-Down

I wonder if the strong sense of frustration which comes over me so frequently on Sunday evening and to which many other parsons have confessed is merely ...