chasing them away

chasing them away

by | Jan 26, 2012 | authentic christianity, SERVE

Reading blogs gives me a chance to step into the lives of others. I often come across many Christians who bash gathering in church for a variety of reasons. Some of those reasons are painfully legitimate and some are simply unwilling to stay and make a difference...
addiction to ministry [part two]

addiction to ministry [part two]

by | Jan 23, 2012 | ministry, SERVE

[serialposts]“We need to get together sometime.” I said this to my friend as I had just finished unloading my stress on her willing shoulders. It’s because of my previous post that I realized ministry had become an unhealthy habit; too much ministry anyway. I had...
addiction to ministry [part one]

addiction to ministry [part one]

by | Jan 20, 2012 | ministry, SERVE

[serialposts]What is wrong with me? I came to church with stress hanging on me like an oversized jacket. My heart had focused on  people instead of God’s provisions. Ministry failed to excite me. And then it hit me… Like quick sand, the more I struggled the faster the...