B ooks are a minister's treasure. Each such help has a place in instructing the modern-day scribe in the limitless glories of every aspect of the Kingdom of Heaven. By them ministers may be preached to, through faithful servants who have long since completed their earthly pilgrimage and departed to be with Christ. Pastors may be shepherded themselves by physicians of the soul who were careful to commit their insights to writing. Thus, a treasure that was accumulated years or decades ago is continually replenished, with dividends that accrue to both pastor and people.
Pastors ought to be continual learners.
Over the next few issues this column will open some of the jewels one pastor has found especially valuable in his continual labors to keep his treasure chest from becoming depleted. I must confess that it is often very difficult for me to begin my morning devotional time of Bible reading. Few suggestions have been more helpful and rewarding for both my personal life as a Christian and for my work as a pastor. This came at a particularly low point in my relatively early ministry, and became a transforming influence in helping me grasp how the Great Physician deals so gently with His people. Your courage will fail.