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I often get lost in abstract ideas about ministry. I want to care for students (I'm a campus minister), so my heart and mind give attention to these guys and look for opportunities to help them live in line with the gospel (Gal. 2:14), but when I begin thinking about it, it's often difficult for me ...

I am struck by the line "It seems to me that biblical restoration involves returning to a place of divine provision" (91). This resonates with me as I find I'm often longing for "soul rest" in the face of anxiety about provision in the present and future. Typically I try to deal ...

Like Ron, my typical days are not spent actively seeking out the lost in my community. I have a comfortable office in the midst of mostly Christian college students, who feel comfortable showing up and hanging out at the "Center for Christian Study." There are enough of these students that...

I've regularly been experiencing the quick transition from drought to flood in my personal spiritual life, and I've noticed the very effects mentioned in this chapter - no prolonged nourishment. This season of life has been marked by inconsistency (my wife recently returned to work after having our ...

I took the cue to "consider the ways have been cared for as well as the people God has asked [me] to care for" as a Christian minister, and what a wonderful exercise of encouragement and remembrance (33). My wife and I moved two years ago, and we needed housing accommodations very quickly,...