Jonathan Pearson

  • Selfish or Selfless?

    When did the world become so selfish?  It seems like no on is concerned about anyone around them.  It seems like everyone is out to make sure they get what they want while completely disregarding everyone else.  I guess the world has always been a pretty selfish place, but it seems to be getting…

  • An Encore Presentation

    Today and next week, I’m going to be reposting some blog entries from the past year. Think of this as the reruns or something…or maybe encore presentations! I’m doing this because I haven’t been able to import the entries from the old site, so I thought that I would get some of them to…

  • Playing By The Rules

    We certainly serve a God of grace and mercy! His grace revealed to us through His Son is something that I have no idea how to comprehend! It is simply amazing! God doesn’t expect us to be perfect, He doesn’t require that we follow a set of do’s and don’ts. In fact, Jesus came…

  • Have To Want

    Do it because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to! It sounds really simple when spoken, but when practiced, it becomes much more difficult. However, this is what the Christian faith is all about. Not that we have to serve God or that we have to be good people, but that we want…

  • Pastor Appreciation

    Since joining the staff of a church a little over a year ago, I have begun to realize the importance of encouragement. As most of you know (if you didn’t you do now), this month is Pastor’s Appreciation Month. This is the month for us to tell our pastors how much we appreciate them…

  • Dealing With Risks

    After yesterday’s post about taking risks, I figured that it would only be appropriate to post today about how to deal with failure… Failure is inevitable. If we are people of risk taking, we will be people of failure. Here are some things to do and consider before and after failure: Why are you…