So how do we deal with our pastor being human? A funny thought I had this morning while meditating on this is that even though Jesus WAS perfect, there were a TON of people who viewed him in less than… Read more
One of the most difficult struggles for many an integritous leader is the weight of unfair public judgments . People are tough on pastors. They place them on unrealistic pedestals & criticize their every word or action. I will never… Read more
I’m going to be very transparent for the sake of education in this blog. I was at a relatively private ministers conference a few years ago with many of the most influential pastors in the world. During an intermission, one… Read more
Today I watched this little boy run around and around the bookshelf at the local coffee house, laughing and thrilled to just be free…Honestly, it was hilarious and one of the cutest things I’ve seen in a long while. Somewhere… Read more
Clichés and Christian words that no one else will know what they mean drive me CRAZY because, for the most part, they simply become thoughtless ways that we learn to communicate. Maybe He does it because He knows I can… Read more
Cogito ergo sum – I think therefore I am… As a man thinks in his heart, so is he… So, what if his thinking is wrong…? How will he ever discover it…? Most people only study subjects agreeing with what… Read more
You have been called to a ministry of significance! I was recently reading the book of a pastor of a megachurch and he made the statement that being “on time” or “punctual” is simply not a priority to him. When… Read more
“Pastor Aaron, what does ‘being present’ with God, look like personally for you…?” This question came up during a recent opportunity I had to speak into the lives of a group of worship leaders. During our discussion I made the… Read more
A few years ago a friend called me out of the blue asking me to go with him to watch a fight at the home of one of my favorite musicians. I had been a fan throughout my teen years… Read more
I warred with guilt most of my life. I just didn’t feel I measured up to an invisible standard that only I held for me. As a result I tried to compensate through excelling in everything I did and life… Read more