Tag: help
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Thoughts of a Depressed Pastor: 4 Steps to Escaping Depression
My name is David. And I’m a pastor who deals with bouts of depression. I don’t write as one who is specialized in the medical or psychological field, but as one who fights a personal battle while refusing to let others stand alone in theirs. My depression is considerably lower than others, and happens perhaps, less…
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When Should We Get Help? 4 Reasons to Get Counsel for Your Marriage
“Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.” Proverbs 18:12 (MSG) When it comes to marriage and marital situations, it’s very hard to shock me (I think people purposely try). Even though I’ll never say, “I’ve heard it all,” from my experiences have just afforded me to see an awful lot of situations and…
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Marriage Blog: How to Say “No” by Saying “Yes”
My family has been spending a ton of much-needed time with my parents the past few days. It’s a very nostalgic and humbling experience. It’s “nostalgic” because of the holiday mixed with the sharing of memories and stories. Humbling, because the more time I spend with my father, the more I have to face the…
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Pastor to Pastor: 10 Ways I Keep My Passion to Pastor
From the get-go: If you are a pastor struggling with your passion, then I am writing this to encourage you. I love being a pastor. And, more specifically, I love pastoring Kfirst. I don’t just say that flippantly. I’m not just speaking by faith some word into existence hoping my feelings catch up to it. Nor am…
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A Prayerful Marriage: 6 Things that are Okay to Pray Over Your Marriage
I’ll give props to Cori, my neighbor down the street. On my weekly Wednesday prayer walk, I ask my Facebook friends to post their needs so I can specifically pray over them. Her request froze me in my tracks. It was so simple, and yet, specific. Cori’s child was heading off with other 5th graders to a…
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Pastoral Mentors: My Thank You to Joel and Donna Stocker
One of the greatest lessons I’ve ever been taught as a believer and minister is summed up in one line: “The enemy works in isolation; God works in community.” …and that lesson came from Joel and Donna Stocker. This past Sunday, two of the greatest mentors in my life announced their 2017 retirement to the congregation of…
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Unclouding Your Communication: The 3 “Ts” of Talking
“Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.” Proverbs 18:21 (The Message) I talk with couples all the time in a variety of locations. From coffee houses to homes to my office (my favorite is talking marriage over froyo), I love that people are taking their marriage seriously by getting outside input. Side…
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Pastor to Pastor: 3 Key Connections and 3 Key Questions
I sincerely love my neighbors, the Chandlers. They are a retired ministry couple that have the sweetest demeanor about them. Whenever I can, I love to look for opportunities to help them. In the winter “try” to assist them with the snow removal on their sidewalk and driveway. I will say last winter, to God be the glory, I NOT ONCE sucked up…
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The Art of Reinforcement: 5 Ways to Reinforce Your Marriage
I’m on vacation in Virginia right now. It’s been refreshing to hang out with my family, set aside emails and messages, and totally focus upon rest. We’ve spent a lot of time going through villages and small towns that have survived decades, and for some, well over a century. But amidst all of the buildings and…
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The 2 Things I Got Right in Marriage: A Blog for Singles (also married peeps):
Anne has been on me a while about writing a marriage blog to singles. I’ve been setting aside the idea for a long time. But over the past two weeks, some comments have come my way, “I love reading about your mistakes. They help me correct my own.” “Some of your mistakes help me to…
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