I opened my Bible to 1 Timothy 3. I am supposed to lead a short devotional from this passage for our church leaders’ meeting next week. I intended to study all about “overseers”, their qualifications and their task. But I only got as far as verse 1! “Here is a trustworthy saying: if anyone sets […]

On one of the most important days in the Christian calendar, Good Friday, the preacher was just average! I was preaching last week at our Good Friday service. The passage was John 10:1-18. In the passage, Jesus tells his hearers that he will lay down his life for the sheep, thus looking forward to the […]

2 Timothy is full of gems for Bible ministry. “All scripture is God breathed…”, “Preach the word…” and “…do the work of an evangelist” are all famous phrases found in 2 Tim. We began looking at 2 Timothy last month in our growth group. During study number one we read the book right through. (It […]

I have a confession. I am prone to suffering from ‘ministry envy’. From time to time, I look around at other pastors, or other Christian leaders, and I become jealous. I envy their success. I envy the reputation they have. I envy the opportunities they have. Ministry envy is, as the name suggests, a sin. […]

At my church, the boss and I have been talking about giving the church library a makeover. The library has some good books, some old books, some new books, some strange books, some falling-apart books, and a video of Christian aerobics from the 1980’s! With this little project in mind, I’ve been thinking a lot […]