Matthew 25: 14-30 The vacation must be on my mind. “Mommy,” said little Bobby, “why does the minister get a whole month’s vacation in the summer?” “Well, son,” answered his mother, “if he’s a good minister, he needs it. If he isn’t, the church needs it.” A family went to the beach for their vacation….
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With the Master In Mind
Matthew 25: 14-30 A man entrusted his property, his talents, to his slaves before he left on a journey. A talent was worth more than 15 years’ wages of a laborer. Five talents was 75 years of wages. Two talents was 30 years of wages. One talent was 15 years of wages. The master didn’t…
To the Last the Same As the First
Matthew 20: 1-16 I had a pastoral assignment, understood in United Methodist parlance as an appointment, in west Birmingham in the 90s. It was a two-church appointment. I remained at one church for six years. I exchanged the other church for leading a missional outreach project. The idea was to pastor in an “island community,”…
Psalm 102 in The Message 