Rest

by Joel Comiskey I like to get things done. That’s the way God made me. Yet, several years ago when I was planning how I could do more, the Lord convicted me to stop “doing.” God reminded me that he set aside one day for rest. God made the human body to run...

Refreshing Rest

By Brian Kannel, lead pastor at http://www.yorkalliance.org/ and author of Follow Me What do you do when you’re totally wiped out? I don’t just mean that you’ve had a long day, but more like a long week or series of months. The kind of bone-weary...

The Help of Leaders

by Angel Manuel Hernandez, www.misionmoderna.com, Canary Islands, Spain “And Gideon said unto him, Oh, my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then is all this befallen us? (Judges 6:13). The Angel of the Lord appears to Gideon and says to him that the Lord is with...

Healthy, Not Perfect

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When I was a college student considering becoming a pastor, a young associate pastor of a near-by church took me under his wing. “Stan” spent time with me discussing ministry and theology. He also invited me over for dinner...

How Do You Do It?

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist I have the privilege and sometimes-unnerving responsibility of serving as a volunteer chaplain with our fire department. This means that I may get called in the middle of the night for a cardiac arrest. I may have to respond...