Leadership is bound to bring about opportunities to be humbled. It’s inevitable. The messiness of life often gets in the way of the plans we have and things rarely go as expected. But a good leader embraces the opportunity and grows from it. Humility [...]
I felt like the Israelites in the desert the other day. While nothing major went wrong in my day there were a bunch of small mishaps that got me complaining and grumbling about one thing after the other. As I laid down that evening [...]
One of my favorite American movies as a child was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It’s a great fictional adventure movie where Indiana Jones, the main character, enters a dangerous tomb to search for magic rocks and to free some children from [...]
The greatest miracle from the book of Jonah is not the calming of a storm or the giant fish used as a rescue vessel, perhaps the greatest miracle is the unrelenting love of God for an undeserving and rebellious people. The character of God is on display throughout this book. We see four powerful themes in the book of Jonah that hopefully will inspire, encourage and strengthen you as you serve the Lord in ministry.
As ministry leaders we want to be people of faith and obedience. Leaders and pastors who aren’t afraid to take risks for the Kingdom of God, to step out into uncharted waters for God’s glory. We want to live our ministry with faith, trust, [...]
If you have spent any time in a desert you know it is a dry, parched, lifeless looking place. The heat is often intense and the landscape has a look of desperation as it clings to any nourishment or shade. Nobody wants to spend [...]
If a pastor or ministry leader isn’t careful, the success of their ministry could mean the failure of their family. Whether single or married, kids or no kids, every ministry leader must be aware of the temptation to let their work take over their [...]
God knows what you long for. He knows the intimacy you want – the identity that you need, and He is ready to fill you up! Psalm 81:10 is an encouragement to dream big and come to the Lord with fervor and expectation.
Anxiousness, worry, stress—these are things we are not supposed to have, right? Because… There are more than 365 verses in the Bible that say, “fear not.” (Maybe one for every day of the year?) Studies show that 80 percent of what we worry about [...]
Life is a series of changes and transitions. We move houses, change jobs, make new friends and say goodbye to old ones. We grieve what is gone and anticipate what is coming. Changes can be hard and frustrating, but they can also be life-giving [...]
