Pastor Bo: The view from the end of Rebel Road
He is a wide-eyed, freshly-minted rebel, this dear young sinner that I am burdened for and praying over.
Pastor Bo: Messin’ with scammers (Episode 20) and marital fidelity
Most of my readers know one of my favorite pastimes is answering scam emails. I loathe, abhor and detest the fact that wicked people try to steal from and do other damage to good people and often succeed.
Pastor Bo: A word of warning to those who train preachers
Scattered across our fair land are a great many fine seminaries and other institutions of training for those who are heading into the ministry.
Pastor Bo: A lesson in avoiding spiritual ‘Sugar Boogers and Babes’
Pastoring in the modern era has a great many conveniences that were not available to God's men in bygone days. I can only imagine (provided he did not play Pokémon Go) how much the great apostle Paul could have accomplished if he had lived in the era of cellphones.
Pastor Bo: Christmas mentioned in the Old Testament
Linus stood on the stage and quoted from the most famous Christmas passage of all time, Luke 2:1-16, which begins: "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."
Pastor Bo: Christmas mentioned in the Old Testament
Linus stood on the stage and quoted from the most famous Christmas passage of all time, Luke 2:1-16, which begins: "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."
Pastor Bo: There is no one like Jesus
I first heard of him from my mother, and what she said of him made him sound like the most amazing of individuals. Little did I realize that the entire world knew of him, and that he was even more wonderful than I could possibly comprehend.
Faith Focus: Raising children by ‘should,’ not by ‘want’
It was my second job, the position as stocker/cashier at a big box retailer. My first job was on a farm, so I felt like I had moved up the comfort scale just a bit as a 16-year-old.
Pastor Bo: Idealism changes with age
It is a bit after 10 o'clock at night as I put pen to paper. My day of ministry started at 7 a.m. and is just now winding down.
How about Angie’s List for church?
I have known since childhood that my brain is prone to hilarious flights of fancy, and I have never minded it a bit. Life is simply too short to be dour and sour.