Pastor Appreciation Month: Local and Global

Pastor Appreciation Month: Local and Global

I confess. Denver, Colorado, is an exceptional place. The air, the appearance, the atmosphere: all so different from my normal world. I’ve been there to attend a conference and I’ve been there to see family. But as I stared at natural beauty and studied supernatural...
Pastor Appreciation: Lengthy and Sudden

Pastor Appreciation: Lengthy and Sudden

Sometimes we learn and grow slowly. Ourselves, our families, our churches. Sometimes everything changes suddenly. Too suddenly. I don’t like either extreme. But that’s life. How I respond to our sometimes-in-a-hurry-God and our sometimes-very-slow-God can heal me or...
My Own Underwater by Paul W. Smith

My Own Underwater by Paul W. Smith

I’ve known Chris as a writer for probably twenty-five years or more; however, the first time I met him face-to-face was five weeks after he was diagnosed with viral encephalitis. Although most of the people who knew him discovered that he had become a new Chris, I...
I Also Think of You

I Also Think of You

When rough waters and fierce storms interrupt our lives, our schedules will never be the same. The ruthless waves invaded our ordinary life novel. So I think of the one in twenty-six people in the United States who have epilepsy at some time in their lives. I think of...
A Note to Pastors

A Note to Pastors

Dear pastors, let’s set up an appointment with our Eye Doctor. As He looks at us, let’s receive His assessment of how we truly look at Him. Do not only investigate the success or failure, the momentum or monotony, the victories or defeats of our group goals. Let’s...