by Neil Silverberg | May 8, 2017
“We always thank God for all of you, remembering you constantly in our prayers. We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, knowing your election, brothers loved by God” I...
by Neil Silverberg | May 4, 2017
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 These words were originally applied to the...
by Neil Silverberg | May 2, 2017
The verdict is in and it now seems that being in pastoral ministry is harmful to your health. In an online article entitled, “Taking a Break from the Lord’s Work” Paul Vitello describes the dangers inherent in modern pastoral ministry: “The findings have surfaced with...
by Neil Silverberg | Apr 27, 2017
The night of my conversion, as I walked out of the building where the church service I had just attended was held and looked out at the familiar skyline of Miami, Florida, I uttered a statement from my newly born-again lips: “Everything looks new.” I had no knowledge...
by Neil Silverberg | Apr 24, 2017
Recently, it happened again. Eating a meal with a fellow pastor, I mentioned my belief that the most important theological issue facing the Church today is that of false conversion. The pastor’s reaction was classic. He just looked at me with a blank stare as if to...