V. Neil Wyrick,

I wish there weren't difficult people. I wish I weren't allergic to the emotional toxin they spread. I wish they didn't sometimes make my mind go in circles and my stomach go to ulcers.

Maybe if I had the…

My first pastorate consisted of one small-town church and three country churches. In my entire ministry, I never again worked with such a cooperative group of people. They shared my belief that nothing ventured is…

Some years ago I developed the habit of working seven days a week. Besides developing that bad work habit, I also developed a cough that would not go away. With my new church growing, I was being trampled by church…