• 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
May 3, 2013 6 Comments
A Farewell Letter to Our Students
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
March 26, 2013
Press Release of Single: A Promise is Stronger than Blood
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MICHAEL MILTON RELEASES NEW SINGLE TODAY INSPIRED BY HIS ADOPTION AS A CHILD Singer/Songwriter/Author/Theologian Writes 'A Promise is Stronger Than Blood,' Offers Free Download Of Personal Song NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 26, 2013) - Continue Reading
March 22, 2013 2 Comments
Thoughts on Faith from a Garden in March and Pastoral Ministry
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stalks on the oak leaf hydrangea, left over from last autumn, stand at attention, like a proud, old war veteran in his outdated, ill-fitting military uniform.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 12, 2013
Difficult but Necessary: Relinquishing Leadership in Winter to Renew in Another Season of Ministry
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
March 2, 2013
Walking the Tight Rope Between Reserve Chaplaincy and the Pastorate
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
February 18, 2013
A Promise is Stronger than Blood: The Doctrine of Adoption in Romans 8
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
February 6, 2013
A Vision for our Churches is a Vision for our Nation
On the day of the tragic Connecticut shootings, I shared personal time with Michael Reagan, son of the 40th president of the United States. It just so happened, that Michael and I were to be speaking about an upcoming book. What really came out of that Continue Reading
January 13, 2013
Finding Your Pastoral Mentor on Canvas
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”[1] Those words of impressionistic artist, Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) have provided an aspiration, and inspiration, for my own pastoral work in serving Continue Reading
Being a Pastor and Speaking Out in Today’s Culture
A pastor I know recently told me that he was criticized for being “too political.” He has heard such an indictment all his ministry, he said. Today he leads a major ministry in America and battles daily for the rights of pastors to speak so that Continue Reading