"Redeem the time," Paul says, "for the days are evil."
Or maybe it's me.
I have been thinking a lot about two of Jesus' agricultural metaphors regarding ministry over the past few years.
First, "Put your hand to the plow and don't look back." And I have been doing that in my ministry. I have had an extremely strong conviction that I am to follow my calling in the place where I am and not waste energy thinking about other possibilities. I'm convinced I will grow in ways I would not otherwise if I put my hand to the plow and don't look back.
Second, "My yoke is easy and my burden is light." This one has been harder. I have faced difficult staff transitions and change navigation and new multi-site planting and fund-raising and often felt in over my head. I have often felt myself preoccupied and weighted down, and yet I feel as deeply called to what I'm doing as I ever have.
How do I put my hand to the plow but live with the easy yoke?
Several weeks ago my wife pulled me into the bedroom, closed ...
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