"What is the heaviest burden?" asked the child. "To have nothing to carry," answered the old man. ~Unknown

Home About Audio Sermon Library Better Living Contact Us Devotionals For Men Forums Fundamental Beliefs Links Mailing List Marriage & Family Medical Disclaimer Questions & Answers Resource Downloads Sermon Manuscripts Sermon Quotables Signs of Our Times Tackling Tough Issues Video Sermons Español    Tackling Tough Issues Topics ✦ Especially for Pastors ✦ God's People and Bible Doctrine ✦ God's People and the Christian Life ✦ God's People and the Church ✦ God's People and the Culture ✦ God's People and Theology ✦ The Church and its Methods ✦ The Church and its Misson    Tackling Tough Issues A minister who no longer believes the doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church should probably resign; and the same might be said of its members. If you have ever installed software on your home computer, you know that, at one point in the installation process, there is a screen that spells out the terms and conditions for the use of the program. At the bottom of the page there are two little boxes. One box says, "I agree",” and the other... Read More   Influence flows down hill. One of the first things I learned when I began my ministry was that influence flows downhill. What this means is that we all have a sphere of influence, but we have more influence on those who are accountable to us than we do on those to whom we are accountable. For instance, as a pastor I have... Read More   Ministers have a potential conflict of interest with God. To put it bluntly, a pastors may want God to bless him so that he can climb the professional ladder. It isn't fair to suggest that only ministers have this potential problem-- everyone does. Often we pray for all the right things but for all the wrong reasons. Though we may fool some of the people... Read More   Pages 1