Author Archives: Fr. Chuck Collins
Clergy Don’t Live Under Rocks
Did you know that 3 out of 5 ordained ministers bomb out of the ministry within five years? I just made that up, but the actual statistic is something like…
Read Full PostGratitude
This is the season for giving and receiving, so please give up wanting to be thanked. You’re not entitled to gratitude from anyone for anything. If you give in order…
Read Full PostA Poem in Celebration of Advent
ADVENT to think God came under the arch of lights thrust abruptly into time while the world waited, sleepily drifting in and out of hope delayed stepping into our trembling,…
Read Full PostThe Cosmic Wonder of Being in Christ
Dear new believer, Welcome to his family! There is rejoicing in heaven over what has happened in your heart and life!! I rejoice with the angels, archangels and all the…
Read Full PostStewardship versus Fundraising
You have heard me say that there is a world of difference between Christian Stewardship and fundraising. One is a worldly way of looking at money, the other, I believe,…
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