I’ve only been a Senior Pastor for a total of six months. This means, of course, that I have no access to any grand wisdom. However, I wanted to offer up five reflections on my first six months as pastor. 1. Set Your Routine Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Most people are well-intentioned … Continue reading Five Pastoral Reflections
Pastoral Counsel – Is Abuse Grounds for Biblical Divorce?
Godly men and women have differed, and continue to differ, on what constitutes biblical grounds for divorce. For some, divorce is never permissible; others believe the exception clause in Matthew 19:9 ("except in the case of adultery") to provide the only allowance. Others still view the term translated as "adultery"—porneia (interestingly enough, the Bible doesn't … Continue reading Pastoral Counsel – Is Abuse Grounds for Biblical Divorce?