The Pastor’s Heart 9/29/2023

We hear the word quite often, usually followed by a second word that brings detail to the instruction.  The word is “keep.”  And we hear things like “keep up,” “keep on, “keep still,” or “keep looking.”  I’m thinking that very often, applying those things in life can be hard and sometimes quite disheartening.  It can…

The Pastor’s Heart 9/1/2023

We’ve talked about it here for a couple of Wednesday Bible studies with the adults.  It’s going to be a topic of study for our student ministries for the next several Wednesday meetings.  I believe it’s a key component of our Christian walk, and it’s worth thinking about today.  “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by…

The Pastor’s Heart 8/4/2023

Access.  It can be defined as “permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing” (Miriam-Webster Dictionary).  Then there are the different kinds of access.  No access.  Limited access.  Denied access.  Scheduled access.  Credentialed access.  Free access.  And maybe a…

The Pastor’s Heart 7/28/2023

It’s hard to put into words.  Powerful would be one of the words.  Incredible, another.  Overwhelming, yes.  Others would be moving, stunning, or even humbling.  But the word I’ll choose is grateful.  While on vacation this past week, Tina and I were able to visit the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., and all…

The Pastor’s Heart 7/17/2023

It was just about a five-minute walk, but what a contrast it was.  In the last “Pastor’s Heart” I told you about Tommy, the heart patient who trusted Christ, and about the joy that filled the hospital room in that moment.  A few days ago, I went to see him post-surgery and found him doing…

The Pastor’s Heart 7/7/2023

I wish you could have been there!  It wasn’t a place where such joy is usually found, but there it was.  Not a place where you hear “Hallelujahs,” either, but I definitely heard them.  A couple of days ago I was in a hospital room with someone I had just met.  He was facing open…

The Pastor’s Heart 6/23/2023

Sometimes we know the whole part so well that we neglect the small parts.  I think we often consider the well-known passages of Scripture as a whole and miss the blessing of the details of the passage.  Take Psalm 23 for instance.  Most of us could quote it easily and be blessed by the whole. …