by Jim Kelsey | May 13, 2019 | Opinion
I have worshipped the last several Sundays with the shadow of the attack on the synagogue in Poway, California, on my heart. When one adds up the cumulative carnage of this attack, the attack on the synagogue in Pittsburg, the attack on the mosque in New Zealand, the...
by Jim Kelsey | Apr 12, 2019 | Opinion
The hope of Lent is that we will come out of it a bit different than when we entered, having changed in some way for the better. When I think of people changing, I think of the pastor of a church I once attended. First Baptist Church, with its tall white columns and...
by Jim Kelsey | Dec 7, 2018 | Opinion
Three weeks into my time at the church, she sat in my office and said, “Dr. Kelsey, you are my pastor, and I will never oppose you in public. I will follow where you lead this church, but I will never trust you.” She had found that pastors are not trustworthy. Several...
by Jim Kelsey | Nov 20, 2018 | Opinion
I still remember the growing sense of freedom as I headed south down Interstate 71 with our minivan loaded for vacation – my wife and young sons securely buckled in – leaving my church and the attendant responsibilities behind for a while. I enjoyed pastoring my...
by Jim Kelsey | Jun 26, 2018 | Opinion
They were seeking a “biblical form of church government.” This congregation seemed to think that they could achieve this by severing all formal ties with other churches and becoming an independent church. As a Baptist, I am a high-trust, low-control person. I trust...
