“Gifting gets you in the room but character keeps you in the room”. A wise mentor said that yesterday in a training context. It reverberates in my soul. I’ve seen it and have had to deal with the negative side. People have gifts, natural gifts and spiritual gifts. But sometimes the gift isn’t enough. They …
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God is with you and can reach you no matter what your circumstances. Jesus said in Matthew 28 that if we’re making disciples He will always be with us to the end of time. Don’t give up. In Numbers 11, we find the question “Is the Lord’s arm is too short?” It’s not. Don’t give …
Covid 19 brought a whole new situation to most of us — staying home to work, learn and meet. We used to go ‘places’ where things happened. Places included church buildings, retail shops, offices, conference rooms, schools, gymnasiums, schools and retreat centres. We’d actually go to them. (it’s’ not just a legend) Going was part …
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We all need people we can trust. Someone whose advice you seek because you know it’s good and they are reliable, capable and experienced. There are no lack of opinions around these days but someone you can depend upon is so rare. Alan and Sandy were like that for me. For over 40 years I …
So, we’re used to the fact that things aren’t what they used to be. We’ve settled in with that. But as you start a day, week, month, quarter you’ve got to ask, what do I do now? If you’re a leader in school, church, government, community groups or business then people are looking to you …
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO GOD IS GONNA USE was a song by the late Rich Mullins. Always encouraged me to hear that song. It talked about all kinds of people in the Bible that God used …Miriam who danced, Samson who had his sight taken , Balaam’s donkey [okay not a person but used by …
Think you might you have gifts? But isn’t it scary to use them? How Do You Start? “It began as you might expect. In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty dirty wet hole full of worms and oozy smells. This was a hobbit hole and that means good food, …
Everything we do is not that important. I mean it’s not that serious. What I’m trying to say is we get so into habits, traditions, and patterns that we lose flexibility and think it’s all a very serious thing. It’s just not. Habits, traditions, patterns are good. They help. But they’re also something to lay …
Being tired for a day, a week or as long as you remember is not a good place to be. We all have times when we’re running to make deadlines or just feeling like our to-do list is doing us in. But gritting your teeth and pushing on isn’t the best option. Take a nap. …
I got to be part of a panel discussion this weekend. It was a privilege to be asked as we discussed traditional churches making the shift to missional. I love this stuff! And I really enjoy that people in so many churches are asking these questions. It indicates an openness to God’s leading in new …