Ill-equipped. Underprepared. Entrusted.

July 14, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

He commissioned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits. Mark 6:7 Have you heard these preacher clichés? “God equips the sent not sends the equipped.” “God uses the available not the able.” They are cliché in part because they’re true. The Bible is full of […]

Scripture Reflection – 1Corinthians 16:9

January 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

They go together – “A wide door for effective ministry” and “many oppose me.” We expect one or the other, but the example of Paul’s ministry is that they go together. Opposition often feels like defeat. The mosquito stings of criticism feel like daggers of deceit. The natural fatigue that comes with a “wide door […]