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…
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How can a pastor’s desire for significance harm his family?
Posted in Home and Family, The Pastor's Soul
How does a pastor care for a couple who just experienced a miscarriage?
A little over ten years ago, my wife miscarried with our second child. Ever since then, God in his kind providence has provided opportunity after opportunity for my wife and I to minister to other couples who have experienced this unique…
Posted in Home and Family, Oversight of Souls
How do you seize Valentine’s Day as a great teaching moment for your children?
I learned several years ago that Valentine’s Day represented an opportunity in a strange way to teach about Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Let me describe what I typically do, then I will explain why. This year, I decided to do red…
Posted in Home and Family
Book recommendation…for the pastor’s children
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how parents can teach their children about the imputed righteousness of Jesus. As a follow-up, this book from R.C. Sproul, The Priest with Dirty Clothes, will be another helpful aid in your efforts…
Posted in Book Recommendation, Home and Family
