I am flummoxed by my inability to build habits. I know, I know, there are steps to take and ways to do it. But they defeat me all too often! Honestly, much of it is my desire to do things differently each day. I resist routine. But even in my resistance I have found I …
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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Let’s talk about people. Aargh. People can tick you off like nothing else. Not the weather, not big business, not media, not the government, not fast food orders that are wrong, not getting stuck on hold with customer service, not even getting cut off after spending an hour or more on hold(s) with customer service. …
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 …
Okay okay, I know that God is omnipresent and always here. He is there or here or wherever we might be ahead of us. Got it! But it doesn’t always feel that way does it? I know it’s not about feelings…but life includes feelings as well as facts. Some days we seem to be talking …
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 …
One of the great struggles in ministry is survival. Stats say that hundreds of pastors or ministers quit each month. And the numbers for volunteers quitting is staggering as well. A number of years ago, when I was a youth pastor, I saw every other youth leader in town, paid or volunteer quit over the …