Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: sick

Bible, Family, Gospels, OT

The Challenging But Promising Road Ahead; Choosing Faith Over Fear

Our family was hitting up Florida theme parks in February 2020. The greatest fear at that time? Upside-down roller coasters! Not COVID. People had coughs and colds, kids had runny noses, and touched everything, but there were no safety precautions. Lines were tight, no one wearing masks, and no hand-sanitizer stations. Simply put, there was no fear. Will we ever get back there?

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Leadership, Outreach

WHY PASTORS SHOULD MAKE HOSPITAL VISITS

Investments of Time Bring Returns of Blessing. Last week I wrote a lot about the investments of faith that people have made into our lives.

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON’T MAKE REST A PRIORITY

It starts with a sneeze. Then a cough starts or maybe even just a tickle in the back of your throat. Then the paranoia steps

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Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry

Sometimes Our Best Laid Plans Don’t Turn Out As Initially Planned

I was so excited! It was late October during my days as a youth pastor. All in one weekend, we had a Leadership Retreat, a Fund-Raiser Lunch and our annual Youth Harvest Party. Which also included a trip to the local Hay-Maze!

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Family, Leadership

When Illness or Injury Shuts You Down…

Sickness and pain remind us that we’re broken. That we need someone greater than ourselves to help us. Illness and injury drive us to our knees because we can’t function on our own. At that moment, we finally submit that we’re not doing well. This is good for us.

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Bible, Communication, Discipleship, Gospels

How Jesus Shows Us the Significance of Learning Someone’s Story

Why don’t we care more about people’s stories? Why do they have to be rich, famous, or have done some sort of amazing feat before we’ll take an interest?

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