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  • It’s Not the Money, Honey

    It is not money as some have carelessly quoted, that is the root of all evil. Money is fine. It is neutral. A pot of money in the corner of a room will not attack you from behind and render… Continue reading

  • Like a Whirlwind

    “… and their wheels like a whirlwind:” – Isaiah 5:28b; “For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind …” – Isaiah 66:15 a There is nothing like the look, feel, and smell of… Continue reading

  • Some Pastor’s Resources on Facebook 

    Pastor's Resources on Facebook    Fresno-Clovis Pastors' Cluster Facebook Page  -information on what's happening in the city. International Pastor's Fellowship and Training Institute – links to valuable training resources. The Contemplative Moment – Resources for a Pastor's Devotional Life. Reflections… Continue reading

  • You Shall See

      There is always a next day. Here was a very productive day when some common words rang so true as to resound in our hearts through time and into eternity. One says, "We have found him" and is met… Continue reading

  • Deceitful Truth-Telling

    I am bothered by those, with whom I share a common conviction of truth, when they use deceit to highlight that truth.Deceit discredits the truth that lies behind the lies and the truth-tellers who speak with integrity. Continue reading

  • Jesus – the Common Threat to Stability

    They both valued the equilibrium and stability of their measured, static, and adversarial rivalry. They knew each others’ self-interests and limits and were unwilling for anyone to upset things with a radical and compassionate lifestyle message that could catch hold… Continue reading

  • Folly and Fullness: Jephthah in the Land of Hermeneutics

    So, here is one of those problem passages where the bible does not exhort, but report, where raw truth is simply delivered as it is and people who are struggling to understand who God is and God’s ways make some… Continue reading

  • The person, whose hope is in the Lord, yields fruit and does not stop yielding fruit.  Continue reading

  • The Limits of My Understanding

    … when push comes to shove, while I value and pursue a deeper understanding of whatever I can understand, I do not ultimately lean on my own understanding and choose to pursue a more reliable path of deeper clarity and… Continue reading

  • Dying to Live

    Sacrifice is the essence of following. Jesus could not shrink from His hour because His purpose in living was wrapped up in His hour of dying. We die to all that is not our purpose and His purpose in us… Continue reading