Category Archives: CHURCH LIFE

Every generation has to deal with what it means to be in the world, but not of the world.  The church today is no exception. The church of our parents and grandparents sought to make a distinction by emphasizing women not wearing pants or make-up and lip stick.  Being of the world could also mean watching television, going to ball games, playing...

A pastor shared his story of experiencing break-down from the pressures of ministry.  It happened twice.  The first time he tried to commit suicide by taking a bottle of sleeping pills.  He commented that this first time, he denied he had a problem.  The second time however, he thought he could handle the problem. Both cases proved harmful and almost...

Pastors work hard to take care of others, but do little to take care of themselves!  They carry heavy burdens for ministry and are often frustrated because they don’t get enough support themselves.  Many don’t know what to do.  In some way, this adversely affects their health, their marriages, their families, their vocations, and their very lives.  However, when we...

Rev. Teddy Parker, a Macon, Georgia pastor killed himself a few days after telling his congregation at his church that God was not hearing him and no longer felt a connection to God. “I try to pray but I don’t feel like God is hearing me,” Parker said to his congregation “I try to serve but I don’t feel like...