by Eddie Pipkin

I’m writing this blog during Holy Week, so there is a very good chance that many of you won’t even be reading it until the following week or even the week after, since you’ll be in that recovery space that marks the days following the “Christian Superbowl.”  You’ll be in the middle of a ton of events and activities (pre-Easter), or you’ll be decompressing and evaluating how everything went (post-Easter).  Some things went just like you dreamed.  Some things did not work out as planned.  That’s why I wanted to share a very small story about the quiet and powerful ways that our work matters, and why it’s worth putting up with the frustration, stress, and spiritual ennui that comes with ministry.

Of course, the hours and hours of hard work and faithful service sometimes result in dramatic changes in the lives of