Photo by MD Duran on Unsplash; Edited in Canva School wrapped up here this week, and I had the opportunity to be part of our Christian School’s first 8th grade graduation by giving the benediction prayer. This first graduation was special not just because it was our first one, but because of the young lady who graduated. I have known her for her entire educational career. I came to this church in May 2018, which happened to coincide with the Christian School’s first year bein

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Have you ever heard the phrase, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”? It’s often said by people who are unhappy with their lives and long for something different, only to discover that what they wanted didn’t actually satisfy them. Many people treat prayer the same way. Some think of prayer like a genie-in-a-bottle experience as if God is standing by to say “poof,” what do you need? Others adopt a name-it-and-claim-it mentali

This week, I had to have several difficult conversations in my ministry side gig. About two years ago, I became Co-Director of RuraLove , a ministry of the Goshen Baptist Association . When I was first asked to step up from volunteer to Co-Director, I was excited — excited to serve in a practical way and to have the freedom and encouragement to share Jesus with people. But over time, frustration crept in. Resentment followed. Two major challenges stood out: volunteer chemist

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Recently, a member of my church passed away, and our senior pastor was away. This left me to manage a few things until his return. I had...