(I posted this several years ago. It remains one post that I’ve printed more than any other to give to individuals I meet with in my office. I decided it was worth sharing again.)

I want to encourage you to write a letter today (if needed).

In counseling people who are [...] Continue Reading…

It’s been a couple months since we did a Saturday night prayer chain. Is your life still in need of prayer?
How can we pray for you?
This is simple. You leave a comment on this post, my faithful prayer warrior readers read it, and we pray. You can join the [...] Continue Reading…

Parenting looked easy…until I became one.

Leading looked easy…until I became one.

Pastoring looked easy…until I became one.

Husbandry looked easy…until I became one.

Blogging looked easy…until I became one.

Church planting looked easy…until I became one.

Writing looked easy…until I became one.
Go ahead: Add to my list!

Have you been running in fear lately? Then this week’s Scripture vets is for you:
 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self‑discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7

Be honest, are you walking more in fear or more by faith these days? 

I’m constantly attempting to be more efficient and effective with how I manage my time. With so much of my time online, that means many of the tools that improve my productivity are applications or other online tools. I have a few that are worth sharing.
Here are some of [...] Continue Reading…

According to an article in one of my favorite magazines, (Spirit Magazine):

A penny costs 1.8 cents to produce…

A nickel cost 9.2 cents to produce…

Please help me…
What am I missing here?

Should we figure out a cheaper way to make pennies and nickels?
Should we remove them from our economy?
Should we get [...] Continue Reading…

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The leader has information
The leader has authority
The leader has power
The leader has position

When a leader begins to abuse power

Some leaders leave
Some followers become miserable
Some followers stagnate in fear
Some leaders plan a coup

Any questions?

For the last 25 years or so, I’ve attempted to listen to, obey and follow the voice of God. It’s been a long road, and I’m still a pilgrim in the process, but I’ve learned a few things.

Based totally on my personal experience…
Here are 10 random thoughts on following [...] Continue Reading…

I think I’ve often viewed mentoring the wrong way. For years, I’ve been an advocate of having a mentor. I’ve had one since I was in my early 20′s. I’ve written about mentoring previously. I’ve written about mentoring in posts such as:

Questions to Help Know What to do with [...] Continue Reading…