The Ministry Jester


On Farting Boggarts (Post 2)

On Farting Boggarts I ended my last blog with the following quote from the jesting Martin Luther: “Almost every night when I wake up the devil is there and wants to argue with me. I have come to this conclusion: When the argument that the Christian is without the law and above the law doesn’t…

Ministry Jesters (Post 1)

Andrew Root notes that today’s pastors often feel unnecessary, mirroring our culture’s anxious drift into tragedy and meaninglessness. But the gospel offers a different story—a Divine Comedy.

Like the jesters of old, pastors are called not to juggle or entertain, but to speak truth with wit and courage, exposing cultural lies and pointing to the…