So I am currently reading through the Old Testament (Old Covenant meaning old as in obsolete) right now and if there is ever a time that I speed read through the Bible it is in these beginning books! But this morning a verse rang my spiritual bell and while I know it is very familiar [...]
I find that many times many people want everything to come together perfectly before they are willing to start something. They want the stars to align, four affirmations from others, all the finances in the bank, no resistance from others around them, and most importantly, they want all of their fears addressed, risks minimalized, and [...]
Small word that is used 1637 times in the Bible. So much is dependent on “If”. If my people….. If you forgive men their trespasses..... If you want to be perfect….. If you have faith as a mustard seed..... If you say to this mountain..... If two of you agree on earth….. If anyone desires [...]
Challenges, problems, situations, setbacks, holdups! These are all part of life’s circumstances that come at us on a sometimes, seemingly, daily basis. Here’s the insight you need! The answer is probably right there in front of you. Either you can’t see it or it takes more time, energy, commitment, or maybe sacrifice than you were [...]
Don’t forget the “God Factor”. In life’s many challenges, sometimes we forget the God factor. I call it the God factor because it is God showing up in the middle of life’s situations and doing the seemingly impossible. One of the many things I have learned in my walk with Jesus is that the [...]
What is God thinking? What are you thinking? There really shouldn’t be too much gap between the two. Paul tells the Corinthian church that “….we have the mind of Christ.” I Cor 2:16. If I truly have the mind of Christ, then I really should be thinking His thoughts! About myself, about others, and [...]
It is October and every farmer in my area is full bore into harvest. Funny thing about harvest is you only get to harvest what you planted months previously. You don’t have the privilege of determining what you need now and decide to harvest that. You had to decide months earlier what your needs [...]
Leadership is about casting vison that can be turned into reality. If we were already experiencing it, it would not be vision. Vision is the place we want to go, the thing we want to pursue, the picture of what we want future reality to be. When we are casting vision, we are painting a [...]
It’s time to lose weight! The writer of Hebrews says it is imperative to success! Heb 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down…. As I interact with society around me and look [...]
“Applications are being accepted!” Chris Smucker did an outstanding job ministering at New Life Church yesterday. He said something that really caught my attention. He was speaking on leadership and said something to this effect. You know that sometimes when people go to a place to apply for a job and the response is [...]