5 things I learned my first year as a pastor
The Bible alone sets the standard for what a minister of the gospel does because the church is not a mere institution or organization.
The Bible alone sets the standard for what a minister of the gospel does because the church is not a mere institution or organization.
Introduction At the moment of Jesus’ death on the cross, after crying out with an earth-rending voice and yielding his spirit (Matt 27:50), Matthew recounts several cataclysmic events for his readers. He includes five signs ((I use “sign” instead of “symbol” since it more helpfully connotes a referent that points the reader both backward to…