Thoughts on Theology, Life, and More
Streptococcus pastoralitus is a common but often misdiagnosed bacterial infection of diabolical origins which effects pastors and can oftentimes be seen as "exceptionally driven," "very gifted," and "able to leap tall pulpits in a single bound." The Continue Reading
• How can we have an effective pastorate? • How can our ministries, our preaching, support church health? • How can we be faithful in our ministries? There is a parable for young preachers in Walt Disney's Dumbo, the little circus elephant that Continue Reading
To talk about "a woman's place" is to invite a hostile reaction from not only feminists, but from the most dedicated complementarian and fair-minded traditionalist. The reason? There's been patriarchal abuses, no doubt, that have caused great harm and Continue Reading
My Beloved Students in Christ: I greet you in the precious name of our blessed Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ. I want to thank you for your prayers for me and my family. I have received the most touching letters from our students that will always remind Continue Reading
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord (Acts 3.19) Not too long ago I saw a bumper sticker that announced, “Jesus is the Answer.” The driver (who was speeding in fact) was Continue Reading
For a gardener, like myself, March is an in-between month. The dried, gray-brown stalks on the oak leaf hydrangea, left over from last autumn, stand at attention, like a proud, old war veteran in his outdated, ill-fitting military uniform. And like a Continue Reading
March 11, 2013 Dearly Beloved in the Lord: I greet you in the name of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. I write you to also make an announcement that must come on the heels of a series of providences that both surprised me and have tried me—body and Continue Reading
I trust the following question and answer about chaplain ministry and the local pastorate will provide some opportunity for prayerful reflection by those considering the call. Dear Dr. Milton: May I ask you a question about the chaplaincy? The biggest Continue Reading
There is a crisis with adoption. There is a crisis in that there are more would-be parents desiring children than there are children available. This is so because of abortion. This is so because of unjust laws. Recently the president of Russia declared Continue Reading
The current cultural climate is a veritable greenhouse for growing ever-mutating myths about Christians, particularly evangelicals, and their concern for the earth.[1] The charge that there is a “huge burden of guilt”[2] to be born by evangelical Continue Reading
