Following Jesus is sure to be a journey of unfolding surprises. He delights to delight! I continue to marvel at God’s providence and grace on this journey.
A New Book in the Works!
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Gawk A Little
Ernest Becker wrote in Denial of Death, “…By the time we leave childhood we have repressed our vision of the primarily miraculousness of creation. We have closed it off, changed it, and no longer perceive the world as it is to raw experience.”
My Most Powerful Deliberate Spiritual Practice
Are you ever overwhelmed by circumstances beyond your control? Do you, like me, tend to default to manufacturing your own solutions? When things go badly, my immediate instinct is to solve, avoid, escape, or forge my own solutions to my situation.
Leading Healthy Change Part 7
Do you avoid conflict? Do you relish it? We are going to examine how effective leaders solve problems! Let me begin with some questions…
Losing Our "Learned Helplessness"
Sometimes God allows discomfort in our lives because He’s removing a great burden and replacing it with a greater blessing. Sometimes it’s possible for us to continue bearing up under pressures…
Strengthened in Your Storm!
Has God led you into a storm? Are you seized with worry, fear, confusion as the winds howl around you and water builds up in your boat? Feel like you’re sinking?…
If You're Suffering, Jesus Knows How You Feel
If you’re suffering, Jesus knows how you feel. Not only did He experience suffering, but He endured it, beat it, and will one day banish it for eternity—all for me and you!…
Help Your Guests Overcome Fear at Church
Stepping into a church for the first time is a terrifying experience for an unbeliever. Healthy churches love their guests, and anticipate how to host them well…
Counter-Intuitive Church Development
Is it still possible to see a local church go forward without losing biblical distinction? Healthy development is almost always counter-intuitive to popular logic…
A Deeper Thanks!
Any time we pray for God’s blessing in life, we are asking for something “off the scale” of our human understanding! Any answer from such an infinite being would be infinitely bigger than our small thinking…