Never Trust Your Preacher!
Why would a preacher tell you to never trust your preacher? Isn’t trust inherent in the job of preaching? I mean, if you never trust your preacher, who can you trust? Gallup published a new poll last month which put preachers on par with journalists for trustworthiness. Only 37% of respondents rate clergy as high […]
Preachers and Roy Moore: A Teachable Moment
Since Jerry Falwell and the Moral Majority swept Ronald Reagan to victory in the 1980 Presidential Primary and General Election, politics have become more and more intertwined with faith. Nowhere is this mixing more evident than in the so-called evangelical churches. The politics of faith has even made its way into the pulpit and preaching […]
God Said What!?
It’s easy to prep a sermon when you don’t have to be bothered with things like honesty and truth. Sticking to the words of inspired Scripture forces a preacher measure his words and carefully present only what is actually in the text. It is a challenge. It’s especially frustrating when your wisdom dictates a sermon […]
Politics, Preachers and the Pulpit
Once again some preachers are knowingly and openly breaking IRS regulations by endorsing specific candidates for political office. These preachers are wrong and should be removed from their pulpits and subjected to the appropriate penalties. Religious bodies may choose to accept IRS rules and thus avoid paying taxes on their contributions. They could choose to […]
Preacher Problems: Unmasked
We’ve completed a number of articles on preachers and their problems. We think there is some useful information here which is worth your time to consider. You should know that I do not dislike preachers – I am one. But brethren should understand that we struggle sometimes just like they do. I hope this series […]
The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Get Discouraged
Preachers have it all together, right? They have the direct line to God and have all their problems worked out, don’t they? They preach about happiness, contentment and service to the Lord and they certainly talk about heaven. I guess that have it all figured out, right? No. I know a young man who once […]
Preacher Revelations
I came across an article that I found intriguing. It fits with the recent articles I’ve been writing about preachers. I’ll drop the link here and comment no further. 10 Things Pastors Hate to Admit Publicly (I know that preacher and pastor are not interchangeable but read the article anyway).
The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Sin
A preacher counsels a married woman and finds himself in an illicit relationship with her. Word leaks and soon both the preacher and the woman and separated from their spouses, children are stunned and embarrassed and the church is crippled by the public sin. In another town a preacher’s computer is taken for repair and […]
The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Have Bad Days
Some days stink. You oversleep. You get a cold shower because your teenagers took all the hot water. Then you break a shoelace. The car is out of gas. You are late for the meeting with the elders. Your Bible is suddenly missing. In the middle of the meeting your wife calls to tell you […]
The Preacher Unmasked: Preachers Struggle with Faith
Where are you Lord? Are you listening? Do you hear me? Lord? Are you real? Where are you Lord? Are you listening? Do you hear me? Lord? Are you real? Those words could come from your preacher. The Bible teaches that faith is the “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” […]
