The Pastor’s Heart 2/9/2018

Well, it’s over.  The final horn sounded, confetti fell, the trophy was presented, more confetti, emotional interviews, and yesterday, a parade.  And, oh yes, somewhere in there a trip to Disney World.  Yep, Super Bowl LII is history, and the numbers were staggering.  No, I’m not talking about the game statistics (and they were record-breaking);…

The Pastor’s Heart 2/2/2018

Every State of the Union address has them.  Stories of heroism, heartbreak, and humanitarianism, made more poignant by the presence of those people at the address.  On Tuesday night, there were many such accounts, but one really stood out to me.  It was the story of Ji Seong-ho, a man who had escaped the oppression…

The Pastor’s Heart 1/5/2018

“Sometimes the days just seem like a whirlwind.”  Have you ever said that or at least thought its equivalent?  Do you feel as if you’ve simply been swept from 2017 into 2018, barely slowing down at all for the holidays?  I actually made that “whirlwind” comment to Tina once, and heard her sleepily reply, “I…

The Pastor’s Heart 12/22/2017

“I think I’d rather not.”  I heard this line last night as we attended a performance of the Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.  In fact it’s one of my favorite lines in the whole story.  Ebenezer Scrooge has just been put on notice by Marley’s ghost that he would be visited by three spirits and…

The Pastor’s Heart 12/15/2017

The Christmas story hasn’t changed a bit.  Every year as I go to the Scriptures to read, study, and meditate on the passages, the words are the same.  Once I start reading them, I could almost quote the story without looking.  Over and over, year after year, it’s the exact same thing.  But it’s God’s…

The Pastor’s Heart 12/1/2017

People probably wondered, “What was he thinking?”  His friends more than likely tried to talk him out of it.  His family that had adopted him perhaps saw their dreams for him crushed in that moment.  In their minds they were watching the one in whom they had invested so much throw it all away for…

The Pastor’s Heart 11/17/2017

He had a blessed ministry.  Multitudes came to Christ, great numbers of churches were planted, and hundreds surrendered to serve on the mission field.  There is no doubt that Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, was a man mightily used by God.  However, as I’ve once again read his story, there’s something else that is just…