On Sunday, September 29th, I got peed on during the 11:15 service.  Of all the pastors to say something like that, I know it is most likely that the children’s pastor would end up saying something along those lines.  A child who had never been to our church before was not loving being left alone in the nursery.  I picked …

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 NIV As we come to the end of James’ letter, we find some instructions on prayer and some of James’ thoughts on its power. Within this section on prayer, …

I’ve been reflecting the past couple weeks on my own sermon from July 28th. That sounds silly. Why would a pastor reflect on their own sermon? Isn’t it for the congregation’s reflection? Personally, I don’t think so. Any good sermon challenges all who hear it (including and maybe especially the one giving it) to reflect and pray about it. I …