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Posts by Mick Boersma



  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    We here in California have enjoyed a wonderful December-January rain pattern not seen in these parts for 20 years. Our snowpack locally and in the...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    I’ve been asked by many alumni and other friends, “So, how’s retirement life going?” Fair question. My answer usually runs along the line of “Well,...

  • Talbot Magazine

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    My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    My wife and I recently watched the first two seasons of The Chosen, a video series on the life of Christ being produced by Dallas Jenkins. We found...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    When I was a child and younger adult, I struggled with anxiety a lot. Being a pastor didn’t help (Haha!). A wonderful wife, a few good friends and...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    It’s time I pulled the age card. At 72 years young, some things are much clearer to me now than in those halcyon days of youth. I say clearer. Not...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    Do you remember when you began your degree program for that exciting career? Whether studying theology, medicine, literature – it was an electric...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Church is Bigger

    A post from Rolane Boersma

    Mick Boersma — 

    This blog was written by Mick Boersma's wife Rolane, who has served with him in pastoral ministry throughout their 46 years of marriage. She holds...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    Over the last decade Biola University has added several new academic buildings on our campus, including two much needed parking structures. While...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    Some years ago several of us from our adult fellowship at church spent the weekend in Cambria, CA. Over dinner at The Sow’s Ear one of the sisters...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    At last we pulled into the bed and breakfast where we would spend our first night in the wonderful countryside of south central England. After ten...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    We finally decided to go for it – last summer – the kitchen remodel. Having lived through several other projects over the years, Rolane and I...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    It’s tricky teaching pastoral ministry. While students must be warned of the challenges and hardships of service, it’s not helpful to scare the...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    I’ve received a lot of excellent counsel over the years from men and women godlier, smarter, more experienced, and wiser than me. One of the...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    Not long after the American Civil War ended my great grandfather, Harke Boersma, left Pella, Iowa with a group of other recent Dutch immigrants to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    The Mountain Democrat in the California gold mining town of Placerville once printed an advertisement for the 'Hope and Neptune' restaurant: "We...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Book Excerpt: Facilitating and Supporting the Ministry of Your Associate Staff

    Except adapted from 'Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff: A Guide to Thriving Together' by Kevin E. Lawson and Mick Boersma.

    Mick Boersma, Kevin Lawson — 

    What produces satisfaction for you in your ministry efforts? Is it seeing increased attendance, or increased giving, or receiving a lot of positive...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    ... I’ve also concluded that, metaphorically speaking, 40 miles per hour is my best speed for living life. Of course, there are those times when I have to go fast to finish a project or keep up with a host of activities particular to a certain time of year (like the little league/soccer schedules of my grand children). We all have fast times, for sure. But the life speed that will enable me to go the long haul, continue to be effective, enjoyable to live with, and strong enough to handle the load, is a cruising speed of 40. Perhaps I first started becoming comfortable with this pace as a boy on our family farm. Life came and went in seasons. Spring and Summer were frenetic at times, but Fall and Winter balanced everything out as the ice and snow forced me to slow down, look both ways, and proceed with caution ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    It was Christmas 1984. The snow was flying and the roads slippery, but Rolane and I had paid $120 for four seats to take our daughters to the ‘Nutcracker’ in Seattle and nothing was going to stop us from enjoying the show. We crammed into our old VW and made the opening curtain. What great seats they were! Front row, first balcony – the kind of view reserved for royalty! ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    This past spring my wife and I traveled to five states and visited nearly 50 Talbot alumni. Our journeys found us in the San Joaquin valley of California, the Flagstaff-Casa Grande corridor of Arizona, parts of Illinois and Indiana, and the Colorado Interstate 25 from Ft. Collins to Colorado Springs. And while our grads were doing all kinds of ministry in a multitude of settings, some basics about life and ministry came through loud and clear. Here are some of the most prevalent ...

  • The Good Book Blog

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    ... When you think of unbelievers you know, I imagine you see some of them as more ‘open’ to the gospel than others. Whether we realize it or not, we often profile people as to their potential for faith. Appearances, careers, affiliations, social habits – these and other factors lead us to make assumptions about people. Zaccheus stands as one of those unlikely converts whose conversion represents the amazing love and mercy of our Lord ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    Stability is a good thing – knowing that your favorite chair won’t collapse when you plop down in it after a hard day – being able to count on the love of someone no matter what. But as followers of Jesus Christ, we need to be willing to adjust with the changes that come with such a commitment. The first disciples were so inclined, and because of it, we have the gospel, are born-again, and look forward to an eternity in the presence of our loving Father.

  • The Good Book Blog

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    I gleaned more wisdom from my parents than any blog could contain, but here are three more lessons that stand out in my mind and heart as I remember Bob & Reka, lovebirds to the end.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    It’s been over two weeks since I last shared on the Good Book Blog. That means it’s time for me to share some more tidbits for life gleaned from my folks.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mick Boersma — 

    This year’s Mother’s and Father’s Day season brought to mind some wisdom my folks shared with me years ago. These morsels of sound reason have helped me navigate the diverse oceans and streams I’ve crossed over the years. I do realize that not everyone has great parents, but mine were pretty solid. So, please let me share some of the gold I received from Bob & Reka Boersma, two lovebirds who shared an incredible adventure in life with four kids and a huge assortment of farm animals.