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I have never met Elise O’Kane. In fact, I have never spoken with Elise. While I know that she is a cheery, outgoing woman with sparkling blue-green eyes, I wouldn’t recognize her if I saw her in a crowd.

2011 has been a tough year for losing my heroes in the faith. On April 27, 2011, Pastor David Wilkerson died in a tragic accident. And, on July 27, 2011, John Stott, the evangelical pope went to be with the Lord.

Nehemiah 3:6 is one of my favorite verses in scripture. Not for what is says but for what it doesn’t say. Placed into the context of Nehemiah 3:5-6 It reads,   And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.

When was the last time you were angry; really angry?

For many of us, anger may be a customary daily occurrence. Others may have to dig deep into the personal archives to recall a point of extreme anger.

A surprise to many, Jesus experienced intense anger. And, not surprisingly, when he did, there was always a reason for his anger.

God, where were you?!?

How many times in life have you cried out to God in the midst of a painful experience? At PastorServe, we freely admit that we don’t have answers for those questions. But, we do know this. It is not wrong to tell Jesus how we feel.

You’d think that of all places, the church is where people would learn to get along with one other.   Yet, few are surprised when told that conflict is often at the root of why pastors are fired.   Many pastors are at a breaking point, feeling that conflict is robbing them of the true purpose for which they entered ministry.

Imagine being the manager of a major league baseball team. I would ask you to imagine being the manager of the Kansas City Royals, but this fantasy involves a championship, and one can only dream so much. Anyway…you are the manager of a contending major league team.