By Troy Haagenson I was on summer vacation along the beautiful Oregon coast when I overheard my sister Kristie say something to my wife that hit me like a baseball bat. “He is so impatient. I don’t know how you can live with him.” Her words stopped me in my tracks and sent me on a long-overdue journey of reflection. …
The Unspoken Problem of Every Christian
By Troy Haagenson I was sitting comfortably in a college classroom escaping the southern humidity when the professor spit out a zinger. “Many pastors are killing ministry!” A question immediately formed in my young mind. How could people that are called to minister destroy their own effectiveness? The teacher spared no words in describing the lack of personal devotional time …
A Secret that Destroys Distraction
By Troy Haagenson We all have scars from wasted time—we just can’t see them. Only in our imagination can we guess what we have missed out on doing, accomplishing and becoming. For many years I could put “squandered” as a one-word entry in my biography. I was in a rut from lack of focus and meaningless routine. “The chains …