This entry is a follow-up to a previous entry called God’s gift of grief. “Grief is a journey, often perilous and without clear direction,” writes author Molly Fumia. “The experience of grieving cannot be ordered or categorized, hurried or controlled, pushed aside or ignored [...]
I dislike grief. I really do. If I’m honest I hate being sad and I don’t particularly enjoy listening to the pain and sadness of other people’s stories. I hurt for them. My heart aches. I know we worship a big God. I know [...]
Do you joyfully affirm the goodness and trustworthiness of God? Awhile back I took a day to try that statement out. I went to a nearby state park and spent the day exploring. I walked the trails, admired the trees towering above me, and [...]
So the year 2018 has begun. You are a week in, where do you find yourself? Are you excited? Anxious? Are you anticipating new things, dreading the redundancy of old things? Maybe you are a resolution setter and have drafted a plan to make [...]
The power of effective habits is not in the seclusion, the silence, or the journal, but in Whom you find in the habit. As leaders, we must take our activity godward.
God calls us throughout scripture to delight in Him. Psalm 37:4 states: “Delight yourself in the Lord…” Job 22:26 talks about “delighting yourself in the Almighty and lifting up your face to God.” I want to pause for a moment and ask an obvious and yet essential question: Is your relationship with God best described as full of delight?
“Self-care” is a frequently used term today. While there is a good chance you have heard it, do you have any ideas what it means? Or better yet, do you know why is it significant for you to understand and practice in your life [...]
Leadership is demanding and draining. Deadlines, meetings, seminars, financial resolutions, trainings… the endless list of to-do’s can be overwhelming. At the end of many days, do you find yourself exhausted, under pressure and concerned about what consequences the next major decision will bring? STOP! Take [...]
Last week I traveled on a plane across the ocean. By the time the seat belt sign dinged and my plane had reached cruising altitude I was already feeling numbness in my legs. “There just isn’t enough space in this seat, no margin for my [...]
I must admit that I don’t like to exercise. While I always feel much better when I am done I rarely ever put on my running shoes with a sense of exhilaration or enthusiasm. In fact, more often than not I find really good excuses [...]
