When I was a kid, I was a boss at memorizing Bible Verses. And as such, I was richly rewarded with a collection of Gold Star Stickers that shined brighter than the Milky Way. There were Bible Memory Verse Competitions, Pop Quizzes, and Fake Church Money to be earned and spent at our Church’s version of the …
This is a FANTASTIC Leadership Conversation with my former boss, Andy Stanley. If you’re a Leader, Parent, or Entrepreneur who has found yourself in the tension of leading through “problems” that cannot (and should not) be solved…this is for you!
Not long ago I taught about the importance of Rhythm and Rest in our relationship with God. I mentioned a couple of books that have helped me in growing this practice. I thought they might be a help to YOU as well, so I’ve included them, plus a few more…
When our daughter, Gigi, was just 6 years old, I came across her passionately writing something out. It was a Prayer…that reads like a Poem…that comes straight from her Heart. Little did Gigi know that she was significantly participating in her Spiritual Growth! Here’s what she wrote…
It happens on a regular basis. I’ll be meeting with someone…we get into the real stuff of life and faith…and they start crying. Then…they say it…the words I hate to hear…”I’m Sorry For Being So Emotional.”
A piece I wrote for myself about my honest desire for Fame…and how being Faithful trumps being Famous any day!
Not long ago, I taught on an often overlooked Prayer Practice – Prayerful Plagiarism. It’s a way that you and I can beg, borrow, and steal the faith of others when we most desperately need it. This may just be the very prayer you need today…
Desire is a word that Christians tend to tiptoe around. Like a Caged Tiger. It’s nice to talk about at a safe distance, but open the doors to that cage…and God only knows what would happen next.
“All in all, we suffer from the disease of perfectionism, which is the biggest obstacle to true perfection because it dries up the interior spirit, kills real faith, and makes us concentrate on ourselves instead of Jesus” – Thomas Merton