Further Thoughts: Praying for Our Leaders
By the time you read this article, either July 4th is upon us or has just passed. That day is a great reminder of our freedoms that we enjoy in this nation.
By the time you read this article, either July 4th is upon us or has just passed. That day is a great reminder of our freedoms that we enjoy in this nation.
I have had the experience of making homemade sausage. To save you a lot of details, there is meat grinding, mixing, spicing, and some other things that go into the sausage. When you and I go to the supermarket, we usually buy our sausage based on the flavor we like.
As a pastor, I have the privilege of visiting new parents soon after the birth of a child. I also have the privilege of being with families as they prepare for and experience the death of a loved one.
My father is a Vietnam veteran. He told me a few stories from his time in that country. One of his favorite things to talk about was the c-rats.
Since Paul was speaking of the Gospel and the growth of the church, lets apply it this way as well.