my job.
The last month or so I’ve spent a lot of my time meeting with other pastors and those who desire to be in full-time ministry. Our church is looking to […]
All of Everything.
Have you ever read these words? “I have been crucified with Christ – it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me!” They are found in […]
Time creates…
I’m still in process. Although we’ve been back from our sabbatical trip with plenty of time to adjust, we’re still processing all God is doing in our hearts and minds. […]
risk.
Fear is the great intruder. It sneaks in the back door, a cat burglar looking to prey on all the prized possessions we have stored up as leaders. It snatches […]
vision.
This morning I read the most powerful devotional from Oswald Chambers classic My Utmost for His Highest. You can read it in its entirety here. I often find Chambers simple […]
truth.beauty.goodness
I’m not smart enough to remember where all my ideas, concepts and thinking begins. I know that many authors, friends and strangers have served as a launch pad for developing […]
Art of Worship
Music courses through me, words reverberating in, around and off my body. My voice joins the chorus of ‘The Church’ Singing with all our being… “You are my everything, and […]
quiet time?
I arrived like many mornings at my local coffee shop and saddled up on a leather chair in the corner. With my piping hot green tea, bible and journal it […]
When you get there.
One of my least favorite phrases is one of my wife’s favorites. Regularly she tells me, “We’ll see what happens when we get there.” You can imagine the context. Every […]
lemonade.
We’ve all had moments in life that are just plain difficult. The proverbially lemons so to speak. In some we find humor, others hope and a few suffering that leads […]
