Tag: struggle

• Contentment: The Church’s Goliath

  And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!” 1 Samuel 17:37 I have known the story of David and Goliath most of my life. It is possibly…

  Blake

  April 19, 2018

  Christian Accountability, Everyone’s a Minister, Genuine Community, leadership, prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, The Church’s Influence

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• Pastor Sisyphus’ Bad Day

  “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,     how will you compete with horses? And if in a safe land you are so trusting,     what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?  Jeremiah 12:5 Church leadership, especially the pastorate, can feel a little like the plight of Sisyphus…forever pushing…

  Blake

  March 20, 2014

  conflict, Everyone’s a Minister, leadership, Why I Love My Pastor

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