Charles Spurgeon shares how depression manifests itself in pastoral ministry.
Your anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; but it empties today of its strength. - Alexander Maclaren, Sermon "Anxious Care"
Thomas Kelly explains how mission must be not only based on, but also conducted through, our relationship with God.
When we discern that other people are not growing spiritually and allow that discernment to turn to criticism, we block our fellowship with God. God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede. Oswald... Continue Reading →
C.S. Lewis teaches us how to oppose our enemies without descending into hatred.
I am fooling around not doing anything, which probably means that this is a creative period, although of course you don’t know until afterward. I think that it is very important to be idle…. People who keep themselves busy all... Continue Reading →
I don't know whether the church should be run like a business or not, but I know it shouldn't be run like a bad business.
The Magpie 