It's a heavy duty, the gift of presence: the gift of simply being there in body for someone. But it is profoundly valuable. [Click title to read more.]
Category: ministry
Don’t Be So Ready To Leave This World Behind
When we leave, the light leaves with us. [Click title to read more.]
It’s Not Our Job To Monitor The Ministry of Others
It's easy to criticize what other believers are doing based on what we think they should be doing. The disciples felt they knew best who ought and ought not to be about Jesus' work and how and in what way - and sometimes, so do we. [Click title to read more.]
Speak (Positively) With Your Wallet
The thing is, it's easy to take advantage of Christians offering services or ministries by pointing to "Christian charity" as the reason you should be able to enjoy those services for free. [Click title to read more.]
Finding The Significant In The Small
We should be about the big business of faith, and not about the little business of fretting over forgetfulness and fines and library books. But what if the big business of faith does involve the little things? [Click title to read more.]
The Old Ways of Serving Still Matter
I am a believer, and have been for many years. I am, as I mentioned above, used to "the food thing" churches do. But it was strange to see it with new eyes - to be the stranger in need, one of the people served by a church that knew me not at all. [Click title to read more.]
Mind The Small Hurts
The answer isn't to compare pain or place it on a relative scale of suffering, but rather to address pain as pain, in context, regardless of the source. Yes, we absolutely must kick into gear the moment we hear a word like "cancer" or "death." But I hope we can also mobilize ourselves to respond with similar compassion to words like "frustration" and "fear" and "chest cold." [Click title to read more.]
Superficiality Is The Great Obstacle
Most of us live in a small-talk world. I suspect that's why a lot of people struggle with evangelism. [Click title to read more.]
Ministry to the Childfree And Those With Nontraditional Families
As I grow older, I become more and more aware that I'm part of an odd, niche demographic: the childfree family. And we (along with other non-traditional families) don't often seem like candidates for targeted ministry. But we need our churches desperately. [Click title to read more.]
It’s Important For Believers To Engage With The World
As our churches grow more insular and our lives become centered more and more within the church, we must not lose sight of the fact that the bulk of our work lies outside it. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 