This morning, I was thinking about the need for churches to have shepherds rather than leaders. I've noticed that in big churches, there is a man or a small group of men that have a "vision" for how the church can grow in numbers. But in all of … [Continue reading]
Meek and humble?
I will leave a meek and humble people among you, and they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.Zephaniah 3:12 (CSB) The question that church leaders need to ask themselves and their elders is this, "Am I modeling humility and meekness as a … [Continue reading]
No wicked scales
This morning I read this: “Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales and with a bag of deceitful weights?”Micah 6:11, ESV What is significant in reading this is that my mind moved beyond the most obvious application that it is wrong to cheat in … [Continue reading]
On a lost golden age
A good friend recently gave me a copy of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl R. Trueman. In the introduction, Trueman put words to something that I have thought for a while when he wrote: "As for the notion of some lost golden age, it … [Continue reading]
