The 6 Gauges on the dashboard of ministry.
As we approach the issue of having someone struggling with porn how do we deal with it. First of all I think this isn't a cut and dry answer that can really be perfectly addressed in this blog. I believe prayer,discernment, and grace need to be used well and with abundance as you walk into this situation. Every situation will be different but here...
As we approach the issue of having someone struggling with porn how do we deal with it. First of all I think this isn't a cut and dry answer that can really be perfectly addressed in this blog. I believe prayer,discernment, and grace need to be used well and with abundance as you walk into this situation. Every situation will be different but here are some Gauges on our dashboard we can keep...
There was no ‘before porn’ for me to call on when trying to build a healthy sexual relationship with my wife and as I write this I am discovering the depths porn has invaded my life and, very unfairly, my wife’s life.
She had saved herself for me and while she knew I had ‘been around the block’ in my pre Jesus era, though since being saved I had not had sex with anyone, and was a born again...
Pastors are called to live lives beyond reproach (1 Timothy 3:2). More so than the average church attender, member or leader, pastors are called to live exceptional lives beyond the standard of fleeing from all sinful desires (2 Timothy 2:22). That is the standard. Pastors are called to be above the standard. A better way of looking at it is that they are to be standard bearers. They set the...
Before you read this blog you should know something about me. I am not a professional counselor. I am a Pastor who has done plenty of counseling. Some of the counseling I was unqualified to do and should never have attempted! I do not love doing counseling but I do love to help people. Encouraging people with God's truths and helping them believe that the best of life is possible - this is...
This is such a tough question and if you find yourself asking this question I imagine you’ve been struggling with pornography for awhile. The question that is really being asked is how much sin is to much sin. I believe we all would answer that with a resounding “any sin is to much sin” Hebrews 10:14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. While that may...
All of creation is in constant motion. We are all - - humanity, animals, plants; everything is undergoing a process of maturation. We are born, we grow, we mature and we die. Life and every aspect of it is cyclical.
In the context of XXXChurch, we want to discover how this cycle of life, or rather, the aspects of life, are cyclical and part of an ongoing process. In the scope of sexuality or...
As a pastor who has seen people struggle with this for years it can be disheartening. Becoming desensitized to porn and unhealthy images is difficult enough but with our culture walking down this road makes it even harder. As someone who has struggled and worked hard to break free of porn I believe Jesus has reset my dial. I have been able to feel less and less like porn is a normal part of...
‘The road from wholeness to brokenness is always down hill’
The major problem I had was the car I was in had no brakes and was gathering speed and taking roads that plunged me deeper into dark images that would, and should, have repulsed me. As a young Christian I was always surprised at the weak leaders who got caught in such absolute sinful actions. I am so much better than that and I must...
‘You are only as sick as your darkest secret’
How is it that I connect with people everyday, providing guidance, spiritual direction, hope or just a listening ear yet I am so lonely? I am either keeping or hearing the secrets of the heart or am embarking on yet another round of development with a mentor spouting the same old church/family life balance as we dream of greater ways to reach the...
