The Desperate Pastor Blog

Just over a year ago, President Obama met Pope Francis in the pope's office. They sat across the pope's desk from each other. So I t...

I'm sorry I didn't read Scot McKnight's book, The Blue Parakeet (Rethinking How You Read the Bible) , when it was first publis...

The Apostle Paul wasn't writing a treatise on leadership when he said, in 1 Corinthians 14:8, "If the bugler doesn’t sound a clea...

I had the honor and joy last Saturday of officiating a wedding at College Hill Presbyterian Church , in Cincinnati. The lovely Robin and I ...

One of my favorite preachers on the art of storytelling in preaching:

I passed it at least a dozen times before a friend pointed out to me that there was a prayer room on the second floor of the Billy Graham ...