“Why am I having this bout of gout at this time? I can hardly walk.” When I was pastoring, if this had happened before the Sunday I was scheduled to preach, I would inform the church staff, and someone would have taken over. But now it was a First-timers Silent Retreat! I ended up hobbling […]
I have been reviewing my journal and reflecting on my faith journey in the past year. I would sum up my year as a year of increase. I saw my faith growing in strength. I can trust God and his promises to me. I remind myself of his promises and act in faith, without doubting. […]
Every church has its periods of conflict and trouble. The church is “holey”, and holy. The church comprises people – earthen vessels with flaws, roughness, imperfect shapes and designs. Thus, painful relational disagreements and friction often led to gossip and slander, the formation of factions, and divisions. As a pastor, I sometimes found myself caught […]