As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Third, pride can mean the kind of smugness identified often in our culture as arrogance, or braggadocio—a self-preoccupation that’s either insensitive to others or simply doesn’t care. Often relatively benign, in its more egregious forms it’s abrasive and even oppressive.” - Pastors & the Battle Against Pride
Winterhaven Florida: “In a drive-in vote April 5, following social distancing guidelines, the church voted to call Totman as pastor. He will begin ministering at the church by the middle of July.” - GARBC
“A survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found 53 percent of Protestant pastors agree with the statement, ‘I believe global warming is real and man-made,’ including 34 percent who strongly agree.” - BPNews
“…let me remind you of two very important truths that we find even in the story of Moses: (1) God’s goodness will prevail and (2) you are not alone.” - Stetzer & Nichols
“The highest privilege and greatest honor in pastoring is not standing in the church pulpit but praying by the hospital bed.” - Challies
“Around 1 in 8 Protestant pastors (12 percent) believe Christians can speed up the second coming of Jesus by supporting geopolitical changes mentioned in the Bible, with 5 percent strongly agreeing. Four in 5 pastors (80 percent) don’t believe their support will have an impact on the timetable of Christ’s return” - BPNews
“Barely half consider clergy to be trustworthy, and only slightly more regard them as ‘honest and intelligent.’ Remember these are people who attend church at least once a month! Among those who seldom or never attend church, the respective numbers on those questions are 23 and 30 percent. The obvious question is why?” - BreakPoint
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