Forgiving God

I began my life as a Baptist preacher with informal (and nervous) “talks” and “testimonies.” Opportunities opened for me to formally address classes, small groups and then congregations. Retreats, revivals, and what we ministers call supply (filling in for someone who is taking a hiatus).

But I never really got down to the nitty-gritty of real life ministry until I became a pastor. Suddenly the talk had to become walk, preach had to become practice, the water had to hit the wheel, and the ru...