by Bob | May 26, 2011 | 9Marks, Pastoral Ministry, Pastors, Thabiti Anyabwile
Don’t Make Your Pastor a Statistic Yesterday at the 9Marks blog, Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile shared some alarming statistics about pastors. Having been a pastor for a dozen years, and having ministered to pastors for over fifteen years, though these statistics are...
by Bob | May 24, 2011 | Biblical Counseling
Back to the Future: At 21 and at 51 Yesterday in one of my presentations at the Moody Bible Institute Pastors’ Conference, I discussed how I responded to a significant life event when I was 21. That was three decades ago. Yes, I’m 51 now. So I started thinking, “What...
by Bob | May 24, 2011 | Pastoral Counseling, Pastors
re-Focus: 2011 Moody Bible Pastors’ Conference Tuesday through Thursday, May 24-26, I will be speaking five times at the Moody Bible Pastors’ Conference. This year’s theme is re-Focus. I’d appreciate your prayers as I attempt to help pastors to re-Focus on: •...
by Bob | May 23, 2011 | Grace, Marriage
The Grace Wife On May 23, 1981, at Berean Baptist Church in Richmond, VA, Pastor Ralph Hubble pronounced Bob Kellemen and Shirley Vernon “husband and wife.” On Our 30th Anniversary If my math is correct, and it had better be, that makes today our 30th Anniversary. ...
by Bob | May 22, 2011 | Grace, John Stott, Sin, Soul Physicians
Trying to Paint Over Bad Paint: The Foolish Futility of Self-Sufficiency When we moved into our current home five years ago, we moaned when we saw that the back deck had been painted rather than stained. We tried every known remedy to remove all the paint. The best...