This is a list of recent blog posts which I found interesting. That I found them interesting doesn't mean that I necessarily agree with or endorse all of the ideas presented in the posts, but that I found them to be thought-provoking. They may benefit you as you prayerfully consider your area of shepherding and stewardship, which has been given to you in trust by the Lord. (They are listed in no particular order of interest.) Please post your comments to discuss any article that strikes your interest. If you have any recent blog posts that you would like to nominate, please send the link and your reasons for nominating that post to .

Well, here in Kamloops it is Father's day. Here are an assortment of Father's day articles for your weekend reading.

The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.

Compliments of my friend, David.

9 Things You Should Know About Fathers and Father's Day

The 3 Worst Qualities of the Gospel-Centered Movement:

There are three major failings the gospel-centered movement is prone to.

Seven Things Pastors Would Like Church Members to Know about Their Children

 I recently conducted a Twitter poll of pastors and their spouses about this very issue. Though the poll was informal and not scientific, the responses were nevertheless fascinating. Here are the top seven responses in order of frequency. A representative comment or combined comments are given with each of the seven.

A Father’s Day Challenge

GREAT ADVICE: Be a student of your children.

Is a Pastor a Leader?

Sadly in many contexts, pastors either fail to exercise leadership or are stripped of their leadership. Those who fail to lead their congregations are often content to be chaplains who feverishly run from need to need without leading the flock in a particular direction. In other cases, a local church greatly hampers the leadership of a pastor when they hire one–“just to preach and let us lead.” In reality, a pastor is a leader for at least three reasons...

Bold, Daring Audacity Vs The Pretty Boy Preachers

This article appealed to me greatly. Let every man who steps into the pulpit step into it with the nothing but the Word of God and let the Word sound forth.

"Spurgeon feared no man. Constrained only by the bounds of God’s Word, Spurgeon said what he liked, when he liked, how he liked. The problem with Spurgeon was not that men misunderstood his meaning. The problem was that men understood him completely."

7 ways fathers provoke their children