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The Pastor's Heart Archives

Every week Pastor Bare publishes a new article for the Pastor's Heart. The complete archives organized by date are shown below. Read more about how to get the Pastor's Heart sent to you regularly.

2012
- January
  - It Seemed So Simple (Jan 30, 2012)
  - The Ditches of Life (Jan 23, 2012)
  - Sojourning (Jan 16, 2012)
  - Ownership (Jan 2, 2012)
2011
- December
  - Not Afraid (Dec 26, 2011)
  - Needed...A Savior (Dec 19, 2011)
  - The Gift That Really Counts (Dec 12, 2011)
  - You Have Not (Dec 5, 2011)
- November
  - How I Figure It (Nov 28, 2011)
  - Thanksgiving (Nov 21, 2011)
  - Getting Into the Game (Nov 14, 2011)
  - If You Do Not Mind (Nov 28, 2011)
- October
  - Gotta Have A Plan (Oct 31, 2011)
  - The Guiding Hand of God (Oct 24, 2011)
  - Hands and Feet of Jesus (Oct 17, 2011)
  - The Mission (Oct 10, 2011)
  - Perspective (Oct 3, 2011)
- September
  - Page Two (Sep 26, 2011)
  - In Recognition Of (Sep 19, 2011)
  - Cut to the Chase (Sep 12, 2011)
  - Three-Wheel Conestoga (Sep 5, 2011)
- August
  - Two Meetings (Aug 29, 2011)
  - God of the Hills (Aug 22, 2011)
  - You Can’t, If You Do Not Know How (Aug 15, 2011)
  - God Is Saying Something (Aug 8, 2011)
  - Survival (Aug 1, 2011)
- July
  - Junk In the Back Yard (Jul 25, 2011)
  - Din and Roar (Jul 18, 2011)
  - Highest and Best Use (Jul 11, 2011)
  - America (Jul 4, 2011)
- June
  - Saying NO Does Not Make It So (Jun 27, 2011)
  - It’s Monday (Jun 20, 2011)
  - For Such A Time (Jun 13, 2011)
  - A Gentle Breeze (Jun 6, 2011)
- May
  - Open Our Eyes (May 30, 2011)
  - Naïve Christians (May 23, 2011)
  - As I See It and Practice It (May 15, 2011)
  - Run All (May 9, 2011)
  - The Whole Picture (May 2, 2011)
- April
  - Forward Motion (Apr 27, 2011)
  - The Paradox Between Personal Freedoms and The Cross (Apr 18, 2011)
  - It Is a Season of Opportunity (Apr 11, 2011)
  - Facebook (Apr 4, 2011)
- March
  - A Thief Has Been Among Us (Mar 28, 2011)
  - An Invitation (Mar 21, 2011)
  - Our Responsibility (Mar 14, 2011)
  - If Not Now, When? (Mar 7, 2011)
- February
  - Where To From Here (Feb 28, 2011)
  - Who We Are (Feb 21, 2011)
  - Accountability (Feb 14, 2011)
  - Who Is Your Neighbor? (Feb 7, 2011)
- January
  - IF (Jan 31, 2011)
  - Grateful…and Debt (Jan 24, 2011)
  - How Do You Know? (Jan 16, 2011)
  - “It Is Not 1980!” (Jan 9, 2011)
  - Seed Sown, Harvest Being Reaped (Jan 3, 2011)
2010
- December
  - A Gift Wrapped That Only Memory Can Open (Dec 26, 2010)
  - In Fullness of Time (Dec 20, 2010)
  - Oh It Is True That Christmas Is Here (Dec 13, 2010)
  - Good News! (Dec 6, 2010)
- November
  - December Is Here (Nov 29, 2010)
  - Thankful (Nov 21, 2010)
  - Being Thankful (Nov 15, 2010)
  - A Photo In My Bible (Nov 8, 2010)
  - Balance (Nov 1, 2010)
- October
  - The God Equation (Oct 18, 2010)
  - Choosing A Place/People for Worship/Fellowship (Oct 4, 2010)
- September
  - The God We Serve (Sep 27, 2010)
  - Sing Hallelujah! (Sep 20, 2010)
  - Thank you (Sep 13, 2010)
  - A Thousand Thanks (Sep 6, 2010)
- August
  - A Little Time Away (Aug 2, 2010)
- July
  - Sorting Things Out...Keeping Focus (Jul 26, 2010)
  - Why? (Jul 20, 2010)
  - A Sense of Urgency (Jul 13, 2010)
  - Do You Suppose? (Jul 7, 2010)
- June
  - Red, White and Blue (Jun 29, 2010)
  - Organized Religion (Jun 22, 2010)
  - Compassion (Jun 15, 2010)
  - Be Careful How You Invest (Jun 9, 2010)
  - How It Happens (Jun 2, 2010)
- May
  - All Hands on Deck (May 26, 2010)
  - Calm Down (May 19, 2010)
  - How It Could Be--How It Should Be (May 12, 2010)
  - Just Thinking (May 5, 2010)
- April
  - A Vision Written Down (Apr 28, 2010)
  - Where To (Apr 21, 2010)
  - Sovereignty (Apr 14, 2010)
  - Praising the Lord (Apr 6, 2010)
- March
  - The Greatest (Mar 30, 2010)
  - Fullness of Joy (Mar 24, 2010)
  - Turning A Battleship (Mar 17, 2010)
  - God's Dancing Hand (Mar 10, 2010)
  - A Season of Refreshing (Mar 3, 2010)
- February
  - Skunks and Stink (Feb 23, 2010)
  - Fact of the Matter (Feb 16, 2010)
  - I Wavered (Feb 9, 2010)
  - Catch-Up! (Feb 2, 2010)
- January
  - All In How You See It (Jan 27, 2010)
  - Accountability (Jan 20, 2010)
  - An Exciting Plan (Jan 13, 2010)
  - A Plan (Jan 6, 2010)
2009
- November
  - Thankful (Nov 24, 2009)
  - In Time (Nov 17, 2009)
  - The Boat (Nov 10, 2009)
  - Heroes (Nov 3, 2009)
- October
  - Laila Did Not Marry A Pastor (Oct 27, 2009)
  - Priorities (Oct 20, 2009)
  - The Wonder (Oct 13, 2009)
  - Central Issues (Oct 6, 2009)
- September
  - What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do (Sep 29, 2009)
  - You Are Invited To A Celebration (Sep 22, 2009)
  - What IF - Part II (Sep 15, 2009)
  - What If (Sep 8, 2009)
  - Born For This Time (Sep 1, 2009)
- August
  - Don't Believe Everything You Hear (Aug 25, 2009)
  - All Hands On Deck (Aug 18, 2009)
  - Part of Our Family (Aug 11, 2009)
  - Why Not Tithe? (Aug 4, 2009)
- July
  - New Ground (Jul 28, 2009)
  - What I Don't Like About Judges (Jul 21, 2009)
  - An Idle Mind Is the Devil's Workshop (Jul 14, 2009)
  - Spinach In Her Teeth (Jul 7, 2009)
- June
  - What Shall It Profit A Man? (Jun 30, 2009)
  - What is God Doing? (Jun 23, 2009)
  - Father's Day (Jun 16, 2009)
  - June 8, 2009 (Jun 9, 2009)
  - Volunteerism (Jun 2, 2009)
- May
  - Never A Dull Moment (May 26, 2009)
  - Opportunity (May 19, 2009)
  - What is God Saying (May 12, 2009)
  - Mothers (May 5, 2009)
- April
  - Lonnie Bare (Apr 28, 2009)
  - Sin (Apr 21, 2009)
  - Full Circle (Apr 14, 2009)
  - America and Christ (Apr 7, 2009)
  - With A Heavy Heart (Apr 1, 2009)
- March
  - Coming Together (Mar 24, 2009)
  - Church Bride (Mar 17, 2009)
  - The Future (Mar 10, 2009)
  - Holy Boldness (Mar 3, 2009)
- February
  - A High Water Mark (Feb 24, 2009)
  - In His Steps (Feb 16, 2009)
  - Who's God? (Feb 9, 2009)
  - Rocked To Sleep (Feb 3, 2009)
- January
  - The Chicken or the Egg (Jan 27, 2009)
  - He Will Be My President (Jan 21, 2009)
  - After Sunday Comes Monday (Jan 13, 2009)
  - What's Ahead? (Jan 6, 2009)
2008
- December
  - Who Would Have Thought (Dec 29, 2008)
  - Choices (Dec 23, 2008)
  - The Road Ahead (Dec 17, 2008)
  - If I Knew (Dec 9, 2008)
  - Angel or What? (Dec 2, 2008)
- November
  - Americans and Turkey (Nov 25, 2008)
  - Full Tank (Nov 11, 2008)
  - Tomorrow (Nov 4, 2008)
- October
  - Time Will Pass. Will You? (Oct 28, 2008)
  - Spin Room (Oct 21, 2008)
  - Why Give (Oct 14, 2008)
  - Down Home on the Farm (Oct 7, 2008)
- September
  - If Ever (Sep 30, 2008)
  - Hell's Strategy (Sep 23, 2008)
  - Debt (Sep 16, 2008)
  - From God's Perspective (Sep 9, 2008)
  - Adventure (Sep 2, 2008)
- August
  - Back Door to Front Door (Aug 26, 2008)
  - Prodigal (Aug 19, 2008)
  - Demas (Aug 12, 2008)
  - Inventory (Aug 5, 2008)
- July
  - The Family (Jul 29, 2008)
  - God At Work (Jul 22, 2008)
  - Balance and Impressions (Jul 15, 2008)
  - Balance (Jul 8, 2008)
  - The Thief (Jul 1, 2008)
- June
  - A Month of Sundays (Jun 24, 2008)
  - Home (Jun 17, 2008)
  - Month of Sundays (Jun 10, 2008)
  - The Heart of a Congregation (Jun 3, 2008)
- May
  - Sam (3) (May 27, 2008)
  - Sam (2) (May 20, 2008)
  - Sam (May 13, 2008)
  - Principles vs. Law (May 6, 2008)
- April
  - Where Did Sleep Go? (Apr 29, 2008)
  - Catching Up (Apr 22, 2008)
  - Monday (Apr 15, 2008)
  - Hope (Apr 8, 2008)
  - Victories (Apr 1, 2008)
- March
  - Pulpit and Pew (Mar 25, 2008)
  - Palm Sunday and Forward (Mar 18, 2008)
  - Pigs and Dirt, Man and Soul (Mar 11, 2008)
  - Marissa (Mar 4, 2008)
- February
  - I Did Not Know (Feb 26, 2008)
  - One Heart, One Hope (Feb 19, 2008)
  - Practicality (Feb 12, 2008)
  - Good News (Feb 5, 2008)
- January
  - Motion (Jan 29, 2008)
  - Fixing (Jan 21, 2008)
  - Getting There (Jan 15, 2008)
  - Winning and Losing (Jan 7, 2008)
2007
- December
  - Of Hereclitus and Such Things (Dec 28, 2007)
  - Of Trees and Things (Dec 24, 2007)
  - Friends (Dec 18, 2007)
  - White Gloves (Dec 11, 2007)
  - In His Hands (Dec 4, 2007)
- November
  - Until He Comes...Or As Long As We Can (Nov 27, 2007)
  - Pogo (Nov 20, 2007)
  - Once Upon A Time (Nov 13, 2007)
  - The Farmer (Nov 6, 2007)
- October
  - A Careful Analysis (Oct 30, 2007)
  - Hope Community Center (Oct 23, 2007)
  - Three Cent Grace (Oct 16, 2007)
  - Twenty-Six Million (Oct 9, 2007)
  - Thought You Ought To Know (Oct 2, 2007)
- September
  - A Man (Sep 25, 2007)
  - The War (Sep 18, 2007)
  - A Parable (Sep 11, 2007)
  - Better Than Confetti (Sep 4, 2007)
- August
  - Confetti (Aug 28, 2007)
  - Jesus Changed Me (Aug 21, 2007)
  - Oh, T'was Humbling (Aug 14, 2007)
  - About Half (Aug 7, 2007)
- July
  - Two Stories (Jul 31, 2007)
  - Vacation (Jul 24, 2007)
  - The Struggle (Jul 17, 2007)
  - Sliding Back (Jul 10, 2007)
  - On Track (Jul 3, 2007)
- June
  - The Future (Jun 26, 2007)
  - That Little Green Plymouth (Jun 19, 2007)
  - Pursuing (Jun 12, 2007)
  - Of This I Am Sure (Jun 5, 2007)
- May
  - The Wind is Blowing (May 29, 2007)
  - Motivation (May 22, 2007)
  - God's Gift (May 15, 2007)
  - The Power of (May 8, 2007)
  - Changing Times (May 1, 2007)
- April
  - We Need Heroes (Apr 24, 2007)
  - Part II, The Edge (Apr 17, 2007)
  - It's Tuesday (Apr 10, 2007)
  - Consider (Apr 3, 2007)
- March
  - Relationships (Mar 27, 2007)
  - Impressions (Mar 20, 2007)
  - Measuring a Church (Mar 13, 2007)
  - Gratitude (Mar 6, 2007)
- February
  - Things Don't Just Happen (Feb 27, 2007)
  - Rich (Feb 20, 2007)
  - A Caring Heart (Feb 13, 2007)
  - Changing Times (Feb 6, 2007)
- January
  - We Called It Civics (Jan 30, 2007)
  - Not Made of Steel (Jan 23, 2007)
  - The Edge (Jan 16, 2007)
  - Toes Sticking Up (Jan 9, 2007)
  - The Cows Did It (Jan 2, 2007)
2006
- December
  - Rags to Riches (Dec 26, 2006)
  - Christmas, Marriage and Giving (Dec 19, 2006)
  - Giving (Dec 12, 2006)
  - A Plan (Dec 5, 2006)
- November
  - Value (Nov 28, 2006)
  - A Duck (Nov 21, 2006)
  - Help (Nov 14, 2006)
  - The Privilege (Nov 7, 2006)
- October
  - Windy (Oct 31, 2006)
  - Be Careful (Oct 24, 2006)
  - Why Meet With Christians Regularly? (Oct 17, 2006)
  - What Is Happening? (Oct 10, 2006)
  - The Journey Continues (Oct 3, 2006)
- September
  - wAndering and wOndering (Sep 26, 2006)
  - Reflections on Woody (Sep 20, 2006)
  - 9/11 (Sep 12, 2006)
- August
  - A Day of Celebration (Aug 29, 2006)
  - Nostalgia (Aug 22, 2006)
  - Preacher Luke (Aug 15, 2006)
  - The Cabbage Patch (Aug 8, 2006)
  - Testimony (Aug 1, 2006)
- July
  - Praising Jesus and Making Space Helmets (Jul 25, 2006)
  - Momus (Jul 18, 2006)
  - Sitting on a Stump (Jul 11, 2006)
  - Freedom (Jul 4, 2006)
- June
  - Haga Man (Jun 27, 2006)
  - Getting Out of the Box, Part 2 (Jun 20, 2006)
  - Getting Out Of the Box (Jun 13, 2006)
  - Only So Much Time... (Jun 6, 2006)
- May
  - Chronology of a Mission Trip (May 30, 2006)
  - Negligence (May 23, 2006)
  - The Carefulness of Holiness (May 16, 2006)
  - Decisions (May 9, 2006)
  - You Can Make a Difference (May 2, 2006)
- April
  - The Journey (Apr 25, 2006)
  - It's Not As It Looks (Apr 18, 2006)
  - Where would you be? (Apr 11, 2006)
  - Accused (Apr 4, 2006)
- March
  - Radical (Mar 28, 2006)
  - River Water Does Not Stand Still (Mar 21, 2006)
  - Purpose (Mar 14, 2006)
  - Milestones (Mar 7, 2006)
- February
  - The Thing to Do (Feb 28, 2006)
  - Of Such Is the Kingdom (Feb 21, 2006)
  - God's Favor (Feb 14, 2006)
  - You Are Not Mad, Are You? (Feb 7, 2006)
- January
  - Where There Is Vision People Flourish (Jan 31, 2006)
  - How Big Is Your Tank? (Jan 24, 2006)
  - Going Back To School (Jan 17, 2006)
  - No Names to Protect the Innocent (Jan 10, 2006)
  - So You Thought About It (Jan 3, 2006)
2005
- December
  - Oasis (Dec 27, 2005)
  - Cancel Church Because Christmas Is On Sunday? (Dec 20, 2005)
  - Things Beautiful Part II (Dec 13, 2005)
  - Things Beautiful (Dec 6, 2005)
- November
  - God So Loved the World (Nov 29, 2005)
  - The Wonder of His Grace (Nov 22, 2005)
  - Why? (Nov 15, 2005)
  - A Man Among Men (Nov 8, 2005)
  - The Art of Negotiation (Nov 1, 2005)
- October
  - I Have Been Thinking (Oct 25, 2005)
  - Purpose (Oct 18, 2005)
  - Revisiting Sam (Oct 11, 2005)
  - A Heart for the Harvest (Oct 4, 2005)
- September
  - Adventure of a Lifetime: Teamwork (Sep 27, 2005)
  - The Spirit of The Times (Sep 20, 2005)
  - Best and Worst (Sep 13, 2005)
  - Keeping Balance (Sep 6, 2005)
- August
  - Thinking and Knowing (Aug 30, 2005)
  - Fresh Wind Blowing (Aug 23, 2005)
  - Strange Coincidences (Aug 16, 2005)
  - Helping Hand (Aug 9, 2005)
  - Time Off or Time Out? (Aug 2, 2005)
- July
  - Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Jul 26, 2005)
  - Keys On the Table (Jul 19, 2005)
  - Thinking is One Thing (Jul 12, 2005)
  - My Debt (Jul 5, 2005)
- June
  - Can't Get It Together (Jun 28, 2005)
  - Don't Come Down (Jun 14, 2005)
  - It May be Later than We Think (Jun 7, 2005)
- May
  - Bits and Pieces of Homespun Wisdom (May 31, 2005)
  - The Itch (May 24, 2005)
  - What We Say and What We Do (May 17, 2005)
  - Long-Term Solutions to Short-Term Problems (May 10, 2005)
  - In His Wisdom (May 3, 2005)
- April
  - Energy (Apr 26, 2005)
  - Spring Cleaning (Apr 19, 2005)
  - From Here (Apr 12, 2005)
  - First Things First (Apr 5, 2005)
- March
  - A Story to Tell (Mar 29, 2005)
  - The Hope (Mar 22, 2005)
  - Words (Mar 15, 2005)
  - Making a Difference (Mar 8, 2005)
  - The Trail (Mar 1, 2005)
- February
  - The Ears of Children are Paths to Their Hearts (Feb 22, 2005)
  - Power of the Pen (Feb 15, 2005)
  - What You Don’t Know Can Damn Your Soul (Feb 8, 2005)
  - Please, Don’t Tell Nita (Feb 1, 2005)
- January
  - Vultures (Jan 25, 2005)
1969
- December
  - The Heart of a Prince (Dec 31, 1969)
  - What Church Is All About (Dec 31, 1969)
  - Assessment and Projection (Dec 31, 1969)
  - The Right to Exist (Dec 31, 1969)
  - Down The Hatch With A Couple Of Beers (Dec 31, 1969)
  - Sleepy Town, USA (Dec 31, 1969)

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