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My Top Ten Reads of 2018
Posted on December 12, 2018 2 Comments
Every year I make a reading goal. I knew 2018 would be a hectic year, so I set my bar a little lower. My goal was to read 36 books. And I am finishing the last few books this week. Books speak to us in different ways. A book we read this year may not […]
Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Death
Posted on October 27, 2018 2 Comments
This week was funeral number seven for me. It’s not really that many considering I am a pastor. Funerals come with the territory. But three of those seven were family members. During the funeral yesterday, I was struck with the intense realization that death makes everyone equal. We love. We hurt. We laugh. We cry. […]
Everything is Redeemable
Posted on October 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
Jim Bakker was a televangelist in the 1980s. He was a TV preacher known for his prosperity gospel with a ministry that reached millions of viewers. Then, in 1987, he was [accused] of raping his secretary. Later he was arrested for fraud and found guilty. In his book, I was wrong, Bakker confessed he had never […]