A wise pastor once told me, “If you really want to know what the Bible says, read it.” So, as a young Christian fleshing out my own theology, I decided to take him at his word and read the Bible. Every time I picked up the Bible I asked God to show me what I…

One thing I’ve learned over the past 30 or so years serving as a mostly bivocational pastor is that people matter. It took me a while, but, with the Lord’s help, I finally figured it out!  I know that seems obvious in a church setting, but it seems to me that way too many other…