Okay, I know your deacons will never go for it. I know the little old lady with the ingrown toenail expects you to be at her outpatient surgery. I know all the excuses about “the devil never takes a day off.” Forget all that and hang with me for a moment. Continue reading “You Deserve a Break Today: Why Pastors Need Study Weeks and Sabbaticals”
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A Life Lesson for Former Pastors and Staff
I like the attitude and perspective of former President George W. Bush. In an interview with C-SPAN, he said that as a former president he didn’t want to go out and campaign for candidates. He said to Brian Lamb, “I don’t want to be viewed as a perpetual money-raiser.” Continue reading “A Life Lesson for Former Pastors and Staff”
How’s Your Love Life?
When you hear the word “love,” what’s the first word that comes to mind? Who’s the first person that pops into your head? There are as many answers to that question as there are people. But how’s your love life in relation to the one who loved you enough to die for you? Continue reading “How’s Your Love Life?”
2011 ReFRESH in the Smokies
COME THIRSTY
ReFRESH® in the Smokies
March 14-16, 2011
Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” – John 7:37, 38 Continue reading “2011 ReFRESH in the Smokies”
Sherwood Podcast
We are posting a new series of messages on the Gospel of Mark on the Sherwood Podcast. Click here to listen!