The Pastor’s Heart 8/28/2015

A story about a stump.  And how appropriate it’s been this week!  Our Thursday morning Men of the Word study started a new book yesterday, a biography of missionary Nate Saint.  The book opens with a story of the struggle to overcome a large stump that hindered the clearing of a key landing strip in…

The Pastor’s Heart 8/14/2015

“Daddy, carry me.”  It’s been a long, long time since I heard those words from my children, but how well I remember them!  I’ve heard them at the zoo, the shopping mall, the beach, and the playground.  And I carried them.  Then there were the rainy days, the muddy paths, the slippery steps, and the…

The Pastor’s Heart 8/7/2015

“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound….”  “In the Book ‘tis written, ‘Saved by grace’”….  “Sing the wondrous love of Jesus; sing His mercy and His grace….”  “Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than all my sin….”  “Marvelous grace of our loving Lord; grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt….”  “He giveth more grace when the…