An American Thing: A Thanksgiving Message from Mike Milton to RTS, to Heroes...
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. Romans 1:8 Giving thanks is universal. But having Thanksgiving is a uniquely...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Order and Bulletin Sample
Christmas Eve worship is one of the most beautiful and inspiring times in the life of a congregation and in the ministry of a pastor. The service may be seen by the pastor as challenging because...
View ArticleComes a Time: A Maundy Thursday Covenant Renewal Message from the Old Testament
The Joshua window, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, College Park, Maryland, USA This is a Maundy Thursday Service sermon delivered by Michael A. Milton as senior minister before Communion at First...
View ArticleLittle Girl Arise! How Jesus Ministers to Women Today
V. Van Gogh, 1883; The Hague, Netherlands; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Mark 5.22-43 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” Mother’s...
View ArticleThe Gift and Responsibility of Studying the Original Languages in Seminary
My dearest pastoral students in Christ: As many of you are just beginning your seminary life at our graduate school here at Reformed Theological Seminary, this marks your initial entry into one of the...
View ArticleAre You a Bill Snyder or a Nick Saban Pastor?
Coach Bill Snyder Coach Nick Saban Two coaches. Two great coaches. And they are about as different as night and day. One, Coach Snyder, is the epitome of the “old school” type: cautious, reserved,...
View ArticleFinding Your Pastoral Mentor on Canvas
Camille Pissarro, “Peasant Woman and Child Harvesting the Fields, Pontoise,” oil on canvas, 1882. “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”[1] Those...
View ArticleRemembering Presidential Inaugural Prayers: Part 1
The inauguration of the new president is a remarkable time. The Constitution of the United States calls for the inaugural vows to be taken by the new president on January 20. It is customary,...
View ArticleDifficult but Necessary: Relinquishing Leadership in Winter to Renew in...
March 11, 2013 Dearly Beloved in the Lord: I greet you in the name of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. I write you to also make an announcement that must come on the heels of a series of providences...
View ArticleA Pastoral Life Cycle from the Biblical Record of St. Paul’s Ministry
The ministry of the Apostle Paul, as recorded in Scripture, affords one example of a pastoral life cycle. It is suggestive, and prescriptive, of how we who are called as pastors may be stewards of our...
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