February 23, 2012

Love in Leadership

 

Love is the most difficult word to define in the English language.  Mostly because it has almost as many different meanings as there are people who use the word. [Read more...]

The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

Have you ever noticed the wind blowing through the trees or the waves lapping up on a sandy shoreline? There is a rhythm about them that is natural and calming to the soul.  The rhythm is something organic, not contrived by man.  It is unforced.  The natural, calming, unforced rhythm of blowing wind and [Read more...]

Three Things That I Learned On The Porch

“Be still and know that I am God…”  Psalm 46:10a (NIV)

As often as money and time will allow, Melissa and I will head to the Great Smokey Mountains for a weekend get-a-way.  We usually stay at our favorite resort in a cabin with a peaceful porch and relaxing hot tub.  Recently, as we were on one of these get-a-ways, I was [Read more...]

Getting Started

Emotional survival is the single biggest issue facing most pastors today. Sadly the reality is that most seminaries and Bible colleges can not prepare you for the real world pressures that one encounters in the life of most churches. Demands and expectation, both real and imagined, and the harsh reality that a fallen world does not yield to your best ideals, training, or good [Read more...]

Give Thought to Your Steps

“The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps”  –Proverbs 14:15 (ESV)

At one point in my life I thought that things would just work out as I always dreamed simply because [Read more...]