"Focus on STRENGTH not weakness” is a response not only for the physical systems of the human body, but also complex emotional systems—like churches and families.
All in Discipleship
Negativity Bias, Charitable Interactions, and Learning to See the Best in Others
Our brains weigh us down with negative assumptions that ensure we fall short of the merciful, charitable attitudes we would like to manifest toward others.
Smallness and Significance
There is something about the beach that reminds me of who I am and who God is; this keeps me focused on the God who empowers me to minister to others. The beach reminds me of my smallness.
Four Errors Do Not Make a Home Run
We have a great privilege and responsibility to speak God's words into the lives of those who trust us to give them true guidance.
The Hardest Command
No one ever asked Jesus which was the hardest command, but had they done so, I feel confident it would be to love your enemies as you love yourself.
Fluffy Hair Prayer
“I’m ready for God to use me in a very different way, and I have no idea what that will be.” That seems like an appropriate prayer for all of us as we fluff up our hair.
Gratitude as a Leadership Practice
Perhaps, as leaders, we could be more intentional about the practice of gratitude and allow our gratitude toward God to shape the ways in which we lead.
The Universe's Wonders
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
Arrived ... Or in Process?
I think that we will never fully arrive at Christian maturity. We are all in process. And I think that is really good news.
