Abraham Lincoln once said, “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” The Gospel Ministry is...

All that we are and have as Christians are gifts of God because of his grace and purpose planned for our lives. It is a gift of God’s...

My dad was in Columbia for a meeting. He came to the State House where I was working as a page to take me out to lunch. It was an...

If there is to be a greater understanding between the pulpit and the pew, between the shepherd and his sheep, or, shall we say, the pastor...

My aim in these articles is to bring clarity and understanding concerning the call of God to vocational ministry to individuals of his...

I can’t pinpoint the exact moment, but looking back at a fuzzy period in my life I think I began to actually sense God calling me to...

Happy New Year to everyone! As we begin the New Year, I want to return to the theme I introduced in the November blog on The Praxes of...

Elliott and I have been married so long we no longer hint about what we want for Christmas. Early in our marriage we would play the hint...

The Praxis of Giving Thanks In the October post, I wrote a piece to which I gave the title Appreciating and Understanding Your Pastor. Of...