Read: Zechariah 4:6 | The website Pastor Burnout Statistics (link) notes that members of clergy now suffer at higher rates than most Americans with obesity, hypertension, and depression. Among the many statistics mentioned on the website, these resonate with the theme of this posting: 45% of pastors say that they’ve experienced depression or burnout to […]
Read: 1 Corinthians 12:18-26 | I ran across a book entitled “How to Read Water”. Intrigued by the title and the topic, I browsed it and found that one of the early sections talks about the difference between a ripple, a wave and a swell. Ripples oscillate in a concentric circle from the center of […]
Read: Romans 7:21-25 | I admit it if no one else will, I have two opposing minds in my one body! There, … I’ve said it, it’s out there. I battle with the temptations of sin and the call to serve God. The greater my call to serve God, the more my opposing carnal mind […]
Read: Matthew 25:31-46 | Sheep are among the top 25 smartest animals on the planet! [1] Who would have guessed that! Yet, several scientific studies conclude, that sheep: Possess an ability to remember and process information not seen in many large animals Can identify faces of other sheep or humans even if only looking at […]
Read: Philippians 4:4 | John Newton, the writer of the most popular hymn in history, “Amazing Grace” said: “… if two angels in heaven were given assignments by God at the same time, one of them to go and rule over the greatest nation on earth and the other to go sweep the streets of […]
