An Open Letter to Pastors about President Trump Dear Pastor, We live in an age of golden opportunity to advance the Kingdom of God and you are blowing it. People, both Republican and Democrat, are looking to you for...
As a veteran pastor, I hear it all the time: “Our last pastor was a bad pastor. What we need this time is a good pastor.” No, churches do not need good pastors. They need bad pastors. Unless the...
Starting out in ministry I felt certain I could make it on my own. Who needed a mentor? Armed with my fresh Master of Divinity degree, I oozed confidence. In a few short weeks I realized I was oozing...
The phone rang and the voice on the other end asked, “Do you do speaking engagements about Tom’s List?” Before I knew it, I flew to Omaha and stood before 65 employees of the Paladino Development Group. Tom, my...
This week I saw a Facebook video of my deceased friend Tom. (He served as my inspiration for writing a book on how to transform your life.) In the video he’s playing a joke on his wife. That was Tom. He...