Last week I shared a post about the fact that in life and in ministry we cannot save other people. We can’t even save ourselves. Only Christ can do that (with our believing and acceptance). In this post I would like to explore the reality that ultimately we cannot change the people whom we interactContinue reading “We can’t change them”
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We can’t save them
Here is a hard reality for us pastors. We can’t save them. This is true for ourselves too: we can’t save ourselves. First of all we must remember that there is only one Lord and Savior: Jesus Christ. And we all need Him to save us. We need Him to forgive us. We need HimContinue reading “We can’t save them”
In between the extraordinary
It is so amazing when we see miracles. How affirming, encouraging and life-changing when we hear the voice of God! And how exciting when God moves and brings times of revival, renewal and spiritual growth. But what about in between the extraordinary times? Let’s think back on Abraham’s life. He lived to be 175 yearsContinue reading “In between the extraordinary”
Be present
God has been teaching me (over and over again in fact) that one of the most important things in all of life is to be present to Him and present to each person that I with in each moment. And of course God is always and ever present, so I ought to be present toContinue reading “Be present”
Do you believe in them?
Dear pastor, I once read a story about a little boy who wanted to play darts with his dad. He told his dad: “I will throw the dart and you say ‘wonderful!’” How important for each of us to remember that we really need people to believe in us and to cheer us on. AsContinue reading “Do you believe in them?”
Things I regret
These are the things I regret: These are things I regret. But since I don’t have a time machine, there is no way I can go back and change these things in the past. I need the courage of the Lord to apologize to the people that these choices affected. I want and need toContinue reading “Things I regret”
Being present
Dear pastor, What if your presence with them was enough? But what if your presence was enough? What if God is simply asking you and me to be present to the person in front of us? I believe that we set ourselves up for failure and place unnecessary, unrealistic and impossible expectations on ourselves becauseContinue reading “Being present”
God’s story
We are all characters in God’s story. The Bible helps us to see that everything that is unfolding around us (on earth, throughout the cosmos) as well as all that has taken place throughout history, has not been the respective stories of billions of individual people but rather the one singular story of God’s love,Continue reading “God’s story”
The privilege of declaring the gospel
What a joy it is to tell people of the peace and freedom that is available to them in Christ Jesus! All of us have particular needs, and the amazing reality is that God wants to meet these needs. The good news of the gospel is that He longs and yearns to supply all thatContinue reading “The privilege of declaring the gospel”
Can we trust Him?
Trusting means believing that someone will do something that they have said they would and that they have the capacity to do so. Trusting is about taking someone at their word and believing that they have the intellect, time, energy, strength and provision to make it happen. This is the question of trust. This isContinue reading “Can we trust Him?”
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