Reuben Bredenhof

In earlier times, pastors in my denomination were occasionally paid with apples and cow manure. It was when many families were recent immigrants and not well-established financially. They wanted to support the gospel ministry, so they gave what they could: some fruit from the orchard, a side of meat for the freezer, or a pile […]

I don’t know for sure if pastors complain more than anyone else, but from personal experience I will admit that a pastor is often tempted to grumble. He may be inclined to complain about the long hours every week spent preparing edifying sermons, about the loneliness of leadership in these trying times, or about cranky […]