When Grace Must Be Tough
Recently, I was on a video call with my friend and fellow volunteer, Denise. We were 15 minutes late starting because my morning got away from me and I was just hopping out of the shower at the planned time … Read more
Recently, I was on a video call with my friend and fellow volunteer, Denise. We were 15 minutes late starting because my morning got away from me and I was just hopping out of the shower at the planned time … Read more
This post is part of the 4 People Every Leader Needs series. We’re looking at the support team that helped make Moses one of the strongest leaders in the Bible. If Moses needed help, so do we! I get it. … Read more
This post is part of the 4 People Every Leader Needs series. We’re looking at the support team that helped make Moses one of the strongest leaders in the Bible. If Moses needed help, so do we! We all need … Read more
As ministry leaders, we often feel alone. We sit behind our computers and write. Alone. We study God’s Word looking for direction. Alone. We watch our budgets and pinch the pennies. Alone. But God clearly did not intend for us … Read more
As the classic 80’s rock anthem declares, the waiting is the hardest part. In life and in ministry, it feels like we are always waiting on something. Waiting on our big break. Waiting on that book contract. Waiting on a … Read more
Baby steps are the cutest, aren’t they? A little wobbly, fear mixed with pride and sprinkled with excitement. As parents and grandparents, grownups who have taken millions of steps, we can’t imagine what goes on in that little baby’s head. … Read more
We all know the old saying, “You can’t please everybody”. That is true in business, in ministry and in life. No matter what you do, someone is going to be disappointed.Sometimes that disappointment is justified. If we don’t live up … Read more
Busy days, constantly rushing from one task to another errand. There is not enough time in the day for all the things we need to do, whether for work, for ministry or for family. But every once in a while (and … Read more
“I’m waiting for God’s timing on that.” Have you said that before? I know I have. Usually with a martyr’s sigh and the back of my hand to my forehead, ready to swoon with exhaustion from …. doing nothing. Many times we … Read more
It started out as a simple idea, really. Or maybe not so much an idea, as a calling. God said, “Create something.” Or “Help someone.” Or “Go somewhere.” And so we started. Or tried to start. What we thought was … Read more
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