The Pastor’s Heart 6/9/2023

Well, they’re here.  All around us, it seems.  And they certainly seem to be growing.  But it’s not as though we hadn’t been warned.  We see it right there in 2 Timothy 3:1. “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”  If you continue reading the next few verses, you’ll find…

The Pastor’s Heart 5/26/2023

He was tired.  Didn’t want to talk, didn’t want to play, didn’t want to eat.  He only wanted to lay his head down and rest, and that’s what he did.  The other night, Tina and I were taking care of our 7-month-old grandson, Wesley, and he had no other interest than laying his head on…

The Pastor’s Heart 5/12/2023

I can’t imagine what was going through her mind and even less begin to describe the agony of her soul.  Giving birth, the early years of His growing and learning, seeing Him become a man, and watching Him minister.  We don’t know much about those first 30 or so years, but the last 3 before…

The Pastor’s Heart 4/28/2023

You just never know.  And because you never know, you should never give up.  King Solomon put it this way in Ecclesiastes 11:6: “In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike…

The Pastor’s Heart 4/21/2023

Peace.  We want it.  We need it.  We seek it.  We’ll have it, then lose it.  When there’s no peace, confusion can reign.  Poor decisions can be made.  Anger can rear its ugly head.  Relationships can be shattered, both horizontally with others and vertically with God.  Now I’m not talking about outward or circumstantial peace;…

The Pastor’s Heart 4/13/2023

It doesn’t make sense.  We say it about one but not about the other, and the other is just as important, maybe more so.  We hear it every December: the wish that the spirit of Christmas could last year-round.  And it’s a great sentiment.  We should never lose the wonder of God’s gift to all…

The Pastor’s Heart 3/24/2023

What a difference!  There was no doubt that something had changed, or should I say, something had changed them.  As we’ve begun our Sunday morning studies in the book of Acts, this change has again jumped out at me and challenged me.  I’m talking about Christ’s disciples (minus Judas Iscariot, of course).  Remember?  Remember the…

The Pastor’s Heart 3/10/2023

There is so much we just don’t know.  And so much we can’t know.  We often face circumstances in life and wonder what’s going on?  Why is it going on?  How long is it going to go on?  Did I do anything to warrant this going on?  Sometimes the “what,” the “why,” and the “how…

The Pastor’s Heart 3/3/2023

Spring is in the air!  Literally.  It’s a little early in Middle Georgia this year, but you can see it everywhere.  Yes, I’m talking about the pollen.  That yellow cloud that settles on everything, giving things a noticeably yellow tint.  It’s almost as if you can feel it coating you as you walk outside.  And…