One of the continual challenges as a leader, especially one who leads in the volunteer sector, is the need to empower people. Without empowering others, we not only put a cap on our potential to make ...  Read More

A few years ago, we went on a great vacation in Branson, Missouri, with family. It was fun, restful, and replenishing – everything a good break needs to be.Branson is a great town full of clean family...  Read More

Recently Paul Young, author of The Shack, shared his favorite joke. I love what this story tells us about Grace. What an incredible gift we have been given.A pastor dies, and he’s up at the pearly gat...  Read More

One of our primary and most essential tasks in any decision or dilemma is to define reality (Haggai 1:5-6). While this is hard enough to do in life, many find it even harder to apply in our prayer lif...  Read More

Immediately, watching the TV in real-time, one of my first reactions was a desire to say something publicly. I wasn't sure what, but "something." This desire was driven perhaps by our cultures' quick ...  Read More

What does it mean to find and follow Jesus into the great and glorious mission He has called us to? I studied the first words that he uttered about the Church, when He began this movement that continu...  Read More

Many psychologists, neurologists, sociologists, cult leaders, employers, and spouses have tried to understand where intuition comes from. Some say that it comes from deep within our subconscious; othe...  Read More

Have you ever noticed how many statements we make at this time of year? We make statements on what we value and what's essential through numerous different mediums. One of the great ways we have tradi...  Read More

"This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because J...  Read More

This Christmas time, I am grateful that God is still doing some of the same things he was doing during the first Christmas time. As awe and wonder were found at the first Christmas, so they can be fou...  Read More

One of my favorite Christmas carols' favorite verses is penned in the fourth verse of "In the Bleak Midwinter." The song asks;"What then can I give Him, poor as I am,If I were a shepherd, I would brin...  Read More

Gratitude matters. As he sits down to dictate this letter to his Christian brothers and sisters at the Church in Colossi, you can almost see the Apostle Paul scanning through the Rolodex of his mind a...  Read More