How do you react to pain and stress? I have observed, in both myself and others, that people tend to turn inwards during times of pressure and suffering. This always reminds me of pill bugs. Those are the little gray bugs you see that roll up into a ball when distressed. Poor little guys, I […]
KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: Ch 12 represents a clear shift from historical recitation (Ch 11) to pastoral exhortation. A pastor’s job is to hold up the “mirror”; however, the conviction must come from God the Holy Spirit when YOU look intently, humbly, and honestly at what He reveals to you through His Word. Sin
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: If commitment, responsibility, and accountability are the end goals, then INTEGRITY is the means to ensuring you get there. Convictions (like most things in the spiritual life) are not transactional; rather, they are constitutional. Your greatest responsibility to your family is your SPIRITUAL leadership!!! Even the Best of Us Fail
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The apostle Peter was an interesting man. In one sense, his fervency for Christ was legendary but, in another sense, as most of us can easily relate, he failed in very big ways. Peter was a dichotomy. While he possessed an incredible sense of purpose and conviction, he often lacked the faith necessary to deliver
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I have been home on medical leave for the past few months due to a work injury. Being out of work and pretty much homebound has given me much time to think. While this has been painful, at times, it also has been quite wonderful. One of the topics God has me contemplating is the
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been at your wits end. I see you in my mind right now with your hand up because, let’s face it, we’ve all been there! Whether it’s regarding your job, your finances, your kids, or whatever, the simple fact is that at some point in our lives we feel like throwing
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So, you say you have problems, huh? That may be true. What kind of problems do you have then? Are they life-threatening, substantial, medium-grade, or just irritating little buggers that never seem to die off? Problems can run the gamut, and, in some ways, we are born for trouble. For affliction does not come from
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KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24Great leaders are servants first. A servant’s first order of business is to tend to others. They are thrilled when others succeed and pained by their failures (ala Romans 12:15). We call this empathy. The Empathetic Leader – blog 9/13/24True empathy implies sacrificial love. Great leaders put
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I really enjoy the word grit. It’s a mix of tenacity, perseverance, a roll-up-the-sleeves-and-get-dirty-attitude, resilience, and the ability to get things done. In many ways, it’s the difference between success and failure, winning and losing. It tends to reveal itself after normal working hours on the job or beyond the normal human tolerance for suffering. It
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OUTLINE:Learn to See Past the PainGod uses “localized” suffering to deliver us from “distant” maladies. Although the “localized” pain captures our attention, it’s the “distant” issue God is working on. How to Approach Holy ScriptureThe great error humanists make is interpreting Holy Scripture through a human lens (e.g., a lens even an unbeliever might use
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