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How do you minister to a child whose father has abandoned the family?

Last week, I was summoned by a 6-year-old little girl in my church.  I have a good relationship with her and she wanted to talk to the pastor, so I agreed.  Her mom brought her by our house one evening

Posted in Battling Sin, Home and Family, Oversight of Souls

How can a pastor’s sinful desire to feel needed manifest itself in his ministry and family?

One of the best ways to discourage a pastor is to make him feel he is unneeded.  In fact, a pastor’s desire to feel needed shows itself in a variety of ways.  The most obvious way the desire for significance

Posted in Battling Sin, The Pastor's Soul

How does a pastor shepherd widows and widowers who desire cohabitation?

This is a question I am getting more and more because of the increase of pastors facing this situation in their churches.  This is especially common among the elderly who meet someone, desire to get married and share their life with

Posted in Battling Sin, Caring for Widows, Oversight of Souls

How does a pastor’s wife battle loneliness?

As I am in the midst of reading and editing my wife’s contribution to our upcoming book, so I thought I would throw a few nuggets of excellent wisdom and insight from her as I read them.  Here are some very helpful

Posted in Battling Sin, Home and Family
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