A Challenge for Church Leaders to Be As Devoted to Prayer As They Are to Scripture

Keith KettenringMinistry Leaders, Prayer & Fasting, The Uncommon Journey

Are you balanced in your commitment to prayer and your commitment to scripture? There’s a very good possibility that you devote more of your time to relating with God through the Bible than to relating with God through prayer. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] I read the sixth chapter of Acts a few days ago. Verse 4 jumped off the page: “But we … Read More

The Spirit of The Pharisee is Alive and Well

Keith KettenringChristian Living, Ministry Leaders, The Uncommon Journey

Jesus described scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites. They looked good and clean on the outside but were dirty and dead on the inside. I’m writing to confess that I’m more like a Pharisee than I’d like to admit. The truth is, the Pharisaical spirit is alive and well in me. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] For decades, I’ve tried to convince myself and … Read More

Another One Bites the Dust

Keith KettenringChristian Living, Ministry Leaders, The Uncommon Journey

Another popular evangelical leader has fallen. Admitting his marital infidelity and his wife’s affair, he resigned from the pastoral position of a high-profile Florida church and his own complimentary ministry. Last week it was announced that he and his wife are divorcing, the marriage apparently beyond repair. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Poor Reactions In reading about these sad events, I fight two … Read More