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Like Anyone Else, Repentant Pastors Need Grace and Forgiveness

Created on Friday, 31 May 2013 / Adversity

Tags: David Vigil, Heal Your Servant, pastors, sexual indiscretions, hurt, pain, forgiveness, grace, failure, repentance
For some time now, the ministry of Heal Your Servant has been dedicated to helping ministers who are at any stage of a moral failure. Some have misappropriated funds. Others have made wrong decisions that ... [ +++ ]

Lee Grady: No More Spineless Christianity

Created on Thursday, 30 May 2013 / Preaching

Tags: J. Lee Grady, spineless, Christianity, angry preachers, hateful, materialism, gospel, cheap grace, preach, Apostle Paul
People often complain about angry preachers. I don’t like them either, and I agree that if a person mixes a sermon with hateful language (or if he believes God has called him to picket other churches) ... [ +++ ]

Who Wants to End Up Like Ted Haggard?

Created on Friday, 10 May 2013 / Ethics

Tags: David Vigil, Heal Your Servant, Ted Haggard, pastors, sexual indiscretions, sin, grace, lust, body of Christ, riches, expense, forgiveness, advocacy, redeem
Recently, I received a call into my Heal Your Servant conference call line. On the other end of the phone, there was the voice of a broken and frightened man. He was sobbing uncontrollably—so much so that ... [ +++ ]

Steve Hill: Getting Back to the Amazingness of Grace

Created on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 / Pastoring

Tags: Steve Hill, Grace, Spiritual Avalanche, God, John Newton, mercy, undeserved, forgiveness
For some reason known only to the Lord I am reminded of a dear saint of God who would be spiritually crushed by the lack of depth in today’s Christian world. Of course, I can’t speak for him, but I can ... [ +++ ]

Heal Your Servant: Pastors Deserve Grace Too

Created on Friday, 01 February 2013 / Ethics

Tags: Heal Your Servant, Pastors, Grace, Forgiveness, Healing
In any city on this globe, a young man finds his way to an altar, committing his life to Christ. His genuine salvation develops into a deep heart desire to become a servant to both God and humanity. After ... [ +++ ]

Fear Leads to the 'Dark Side', Not God's Will

Created on Thursday, 17 January 2013 / Features

Tags: Fear, God's will, grace, natural giftings
As a little boy raised in the church, I was often confused by the words of certain songs. For instance, whenever the song “Bringing in the Sheaves” was sung, I thought we were singing about bringing in ... [ +++ ]

Is There a Little Bit of Pharoah in the All of Us?

Created on Friday, 07 December 2012 / Pastoral Care

Tags: Pharoah, Egypt, humility, grace, Searcy, Mursi, war, peace, pride, Prince of Peace, Jesus
The recent chaos in Egypt has the raised eyebrows of most of us. President Mohammed Mursi’s decision to grant himself sweeping powers and place himself above the courts has triggered sweeping negative ... [ +++ ]

Let the Winds of Grace Prevail

Created on Thursday, 11 October 2012 / Pastor's Heart

Tags: Grace, Looking Down, Priscilla Shirer, Pastor's Heart
Bright and sunny with a soft breeze. That was the climate this particular morning and exactly how I like it when headed out for a walk. My then-2-year-old son, Jude, loved our walks for many reasons, but ... [ +++ ]

Asheville Church Gardens for Food Banks

Created on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 / Main

Tags: ashville,buzz durham,church,food banks,gardens,grace covenant presbyterian church
QUOTE: "That's one of the beauties of having it [the garden] part of the community and part of the church. People who don't know each other get to work side by side." —Buzz Durham, who organized ... [ +++ ]

The Baptist Baptism Spike

Created on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 / Main

Tags: baptisms,grace baptist,lifeway christian resources,southern baptist convention,steve freeman
... country reported 349,737 baptisms last year, a jump of 7,539 from 2008. "We've tried to focus on getting outside the four walls of the church," said Steve Freeman, pastor of Grace Baptist, about 30 miles ... [ +++ ]