Writing

“Don’t judge me” has become the anthem of tolerance in the West. When people pull the “don’t judge me” card I feel like I’m in the 3rd grade again playing imaginary laser tag with my friend who,

“Why did this happen? Is God Punishing Us?”

A refugee brought that question up to our group of about 20 refugees from Eastern Ukraine after Sunday’s outreach.

Just 30 years ago the USA was considered to be a nation that operated out of a Judeo/Christian worldview.

On the other hand the USSR was considered to be a godless atheistic nation where persecution of the church was common.

I’ve been preaching for almost 20 years and I still struggle at the task. Here are 9 struggles that I often experience in my preaching life.