The Most Important Thing A Pastor Does

We Cannot Be Too Careful About The Words We Use; We Start Out Using Them And They End Up Using Us.

Worship Does Not Satisfy Our Hunger For God; It Whets Our Appetite.

The Most Important Thing A Pastor Does Is Stand In A Pulpit Every Sunday And Say, 'let Us Worship God.' If That Ceases To Be The Primary Thing I Do In Terms Of My Energy, My Imagination, And The Way I Structure My Life, Then I No Longer Function As A Pastor.

"sabbath Is Not Primarily About Us Or How It Benefits Us; It Is About God, And How God Forms Us. It Is Not, In The First Place, About What We Do Or Don't Do; It Is About God - Completing And Resting And Blessing And Sanctifying. These Are All Things That We Don't Know Much About......but It Does Mean Stopping And Being Quiet Long Enough To See - Open-mouthed - With Wonder - Resurrection Wonder.....we Cultivate The "fear Of The Lord". Our Souls Are Formed By What We Cannot Work Up Or Take Charge Of. We Respond And Enter Into What The Resurrection Of Jesus Continues To Do."

It Is Not Easy To Convey A Sense Of Wonder, Let Alone Resurrection Wonder, To Another. It’s The Very Nature Of Wonder To Catch Us Off Guard, To Circumvent Expectations And Assumptions. Wonder Can’t Be Packaged, And It Can’t Be Worked Up. It Requires Some Sense Of Being There And Some Sense Of Engagement.