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Do you pray for your pastor(s)? I strongly encourage you to do so. As a former pastor, I can assure you very few non-pastors understand the load a pastor carries. About thirty years ago, I heard Chuck Swindoll commenting on Jesus’ getting away to rest. He said, “Only those who have ministered publicly understand the…

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Some speakers who bear the name of Christ are so excellent at presentation that they hold us spellbound as they speak. We are mesmerized by their eloquence, their ability to articulate complex ideas in captivating ways, moving seamlessly from one point to the next with skill and ease. So enchanting is this grandiloquence, that the…

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Pastoring a flock is a tremendously difficult, often-stressful undertaking. It is a vocational path one should choose only after engaging in earnest prayer, and with unwavering conviction. Various denominations govern their pastors using different frameworks, and I suppose some approaches are better, more gracious, gentler than others. But even in the best circumstances, full-time ministry…

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