As a pastor it can be easy to get in the mindset that God needs me – that my efforts directly move forward his agenda. That in some way God couldn’t do this without my involvement. But there is an opposite (and just as dangerous) approach: many Christians believe that somehow they’re too weak, too broken and too much of …
Parenting on Purpose
I try to read at least a book a week on the topic of Christian living, leadership, ministry development, marriage or parenting. This past week, as I’ve been reading through Andy Stanley’s Visioneering, two things stuck out to me in regards to parenting. In the introduction to the book, he discusses the reason for having a vision for your life. …
Getting The Most From The Bible
When we stop at reading alone, and it hasn’t sunk it, we risk growing numb to the very Word of God that has made us alive in the first place. Similarly, when we stop at reflection and internalize it, we may suffer from a purely Pharisee-like lifestyle. It’s not enough to read and internalize the Word of God. We must do something with it.
Do You Actually Trust God?
I often hear of people passionately praying, not that we should discourage prayer. But when they receive the answer they were looking for, they act as if they didn’t expect God could deliver it in the first place. I’m reminded of this as I read Acts 12:
Have Your Fill
Have you ever been put in a spot where if somebody doesn’t show up and provide you’re completely unable to provide for yourself? You aren’t alone, most of us have been there.
Being Before Doing
In preparation for our mission to India, we started our time together as a team deciding what all we wanted out of our time away. This would include how we would set our expectations, what mindset we would have, how we wanted to be utilized and ultimately what our goal for the visit would be.
We Are Hungry Yet We Choose Not To Eat
Not only have I heard of children rummaging through the garbage looking for scraps to eat, regardless of what it is, but I’ve seen it first hand. Throughout the world children die before the age of five due to malnutrition, lack of food, clean water and preventable disease. This is a travesty. There is so much that we can – and should – do about that. But where should we start?