“When I can base a decision more on values than on data, I am able to lead with great confidence and persuasive force.”—Richard Kriegbaum, Leadership Prayers, p. 104 “ Why do values matter? Our values inform everything we do. If a proposal or decision does not align with our values we will not do it…. [Read More]
Manipulation
“The man of God said, ‘I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place. I have been told by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.” The old prophet answered,… [Read More]
First Things First
“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.” – Acts 4:31 I hear Acts 4:32 – 35quoted wistfully by Christians who would LOVE to see this spirit in our churches. One cannot help but admire… [Read More]
Eyes on Jesus
You’ve got to move, you’ve got to move, When the Lord gets ready, you’ve got to move. – Reverend Gary Davis “And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel encamped…. [Read More]
Going Back
The Servant said to [Abraham], “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there…” Gen. 24:5, 6 Not going back is… [Read More]
Belonging- a deep longing for connection
A few years back I read a book called Born to Run. The author weaves several stories together as he slowly draws the reader toward the recounting of an endurance footrace that took place in the “badlands” of northern Mexico. One of the stories recounts how the author’s own recurring injuries from running led him… [Read More]
