A study was done, and around 1,500 pastors leave the ministry every month. The number one reason pastors leave the ministry is because the church refuses to follow the vision that God has given them. If the church has called the pastor, shouldn’t they want to “follow” his leadership? If I go to a doctor, [...]
An area with one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States is bracing itself for a 24-hour prayer rally by a group that counts Islam among the ills facing the nation.
We have been on vacation this week. Last Friday we headed out to a wedding in Jacksonville, Florida. Then we headed to Orlando, Florida for a few days. And as I write the article for this week, I am sitting at a desk, in a hotel room, in Buffalo, New York. It has been quite [...]
“What would my church be like if every member was just like me?” I asked that question last week and I have received some very interesting responses since. (It’s good to know that at least three people beside me reads the column.) Anyway, knowing that the Church struggles in many areas of Christian responsibility (ie: [...]
A few weeks ago our son’s dog left home on Sunday morning and did not return. They searched the neighborhood and checked with the Humane Society of Union County but found no sign of their dog. The same weekend someone broke into my son’s work trailer and stole several thousand dollars worth of tools. The [...]
What’s called the new translation of the Roman Missal — Third Edition, will officially begin on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011. Most churches, however, are using October to train their parishioners about the changes.
On Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, a very good friend of mine, Faunty Heflins, left me behind to go to the place his heart longed to be — a place called heaven. Faunty was 88 years old. He had no enemies — they all died years ago. Faunty and I spent many hours together driving to [...]
Volunteers weeded flower beds, picked up trash, painted and performed other home maintenance chores for elderly local residents and others around town who are unable to perform the work themselves.
