For, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come… – 1 Timothy 4:8 Thursday, given the amazing gift of 65-degrees along with beautiful sunshine, my friend George and I ventured out for our first 18-holes of golf since…
The call to lead is challenging and joyful
God wants these great riches of the hidden truth to be made known to the people who are not Jews. The secret is this: Christ in you brings hope of all the great things to come – 1 John 1:1-5 Seeing how the life of Jesus animates who you are brings the hope of glory…
Read more How brightly does Christ’s light shine through you? A few thoughts on “Leadership”
Jesus said – “If y’all are seriously interested in what it’s going to take for people to recognize that you follow me, here it is. It’s really not very complicated. Ready? Love each other. That’s all. Got it?” John 13:34-35 (paraphrase) Happy Sunday, friends! This is the first day of a new month and I…
Today’s second post goes back to this blog’s ongoing commitment to discipleship: “Go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything that I’ve commanded you. Look, I myself will be with you every day until the end.”…
Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in? ‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?” – Mark 8:17-18 This morning’s walk…
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling…” – 2 Corinthians 5 This morning I’m back with my familiar friend,…
Read more learning more about faith – on another visit to the hospital
We are called to be compelling evidence that God's reconciling love through Jesus is credible, available, transformational, and invitational.
Read more loved, forgiven, set free, and – yes – practitioners of holiness…
a Matthew 25 generosity of spirit....
Who will separate us from Christ’s love? Will we be separated by trouble, or distress, or harassment, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? But in all these things we win a sweeping victory through the one who loved us. – Romans 8:35,37 CEB I’ve shared before how vitally important it is for me to…
Read more “You can’t improvise unless you have something to improvise from”
