My father’s father was a farmer turned preacher. He planted churches, was a traveling evangelist, and served as a district superintendent. He was bigger-than-life, much loved and admired. After my grandfather died, people would tell me with awe-struck voices, … Continued
As the pastor walked me through his church building with its huge classrooms, he paused and grimaced. “God just hasn’t given us very many teachers,” he said. In scores of churches I’ve heard leaders complain, “A handful of us … Continued
I’ve forgotten most of what I heard in my college Christian education classes, but one class rocked my world. That day a guest lecturer made an innocent-sounding yet subversive observation: “Jesus’ methods are just as much a part of … Continued