by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
The skies were overcast—the wind blustery. The weather forecast called for snow in southern Illinois. But the real gloom on the horizon was a jaw-dropping prayer call ahead of me. It was a hectic day on the prayer line. As soon as I hung up one call, another was...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
There I was again—three weeks in a hospital, with back-to-back discharges, only to be readmitted the following day. Daily diagnostic testing, lab work, and all the constant busyness of hospital care. The severity of my illness came in bouts of 48–72 hours which led to...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
I’m a Texan. We’re known for “story swapping”—one person after the other sharing related stories. Sure, sometimes it seems that people are trying to “best” the last speaker, but that’s not really what it’s about—it’s a cultural thing. I’m a man. The male species has...
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
The Pastoral Prayer line at 3ABN is daily flooded with calls. People with different issues—serious issues—the “stuff” of life. Some suffer consequences for their own bad decisions, while others suffer the spillover effects that result from living in a sin-sick world....
by 3ABN's Pastoral department | Guest Blogs
I had gone from one frantic prayer call to the next all day—dealing with the pain of hurting souls. Their challenges were real, and some were extreme. Nearing the end of the day, a caller arrested my attention with his simple request. “Can you teach me to pray?” He...
