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Strength for Each Day

From 5/4/2019   Yesterday’s interruptions did not appear to be from the Lord. But then again, you never know. I left home at 7 am to drive a lady veteran to Pensacola who had to come back here to close out a bank account. We had a nice ride and a good...

Institutional Ministry Life Cycles

A former pastor friend of mine preached powerfully and prophetically, so much so that he got asked to resign from the church about 25 years ago. He said to me that one has to consider where one’s loyalty is…..with Christ, with the people being served in...

Closing Ill-Fitting Doors

There are some ironies that are just too rich to ignore. Today the final one of what had been several banging and ill-fitting doors closed in my life, despite my efforts to fit it for use. I had scheduled a celebratory bonfire with a few close friends to dispose of a...

On Call

when o worked in a hospital laboratory I took on call duty every third weekend.  It could be frantic depending on things that happened… I spent a lot of time driving back and forth responding to urgent demands.  That seems to be part and parcel with ministry,...