I stopped trusting God with my kids a while ago because of the accident, because of the C-section, because of the therapy, because of all the pain, all the fear, all the brokenness in the world.
All in Discipleship
Why Silence? It’s Weird (Part 1)
Silence and solitude are the crux of where God’s transformative work has taken place in my own life.
Without Vision, Ministry Perishes (Part 1)
It is easy to talk about churches not having a vision … but I think many ministers often lose sight of their calling because we’ve gotten too tied up in our calling.
When Insecurity Parades as Certainty
Our fear of being wrong leads us to the worst kind of wrongness—the kind that clusters and alienates.
Putting the Practical in Theology
While most of you are not academically situated practical theologians, you all participate in the practical dimensions of theology.
New Creation: Lenten Reflection
It is a profound thought. The notion that our God is capable of creating a new world. Of calling into being things that were not.
Courageous Leadership Begins with Me
We may not often reflect deeply about how our own self-awareness plays a crucial role in the capacity to lead in our various settings.
Confessions from the Wilderness
I have been in an unexpected wilderness for the past four weeks, as my depression has stepped out of line for no apparent reason, and is upsetting my routine.
Dispatch from the Contemplative Ministers' Initiative
What matters most is that the ones pointing our churches to the spring of living water, are drinking deeply from it themselves.
Leadership Proverbs Book Edit - A Confused Mind
Contemporary studies of leadership carry on the process of wisdom including close observation of life to formulate principles for effective leaders.
A Body Lost and a Soul Saved
As leaders, we are called to remember that our actions really do validate – or invalidate – our message.
Raising Up Prophets
There are plenty of epiphanies in this season called Epiphany, plenty of “aha” moments when God breaks into everyday life and reveals that he is up to something that will change everything forever.
The Post-Conflict Show
How many relationships are damaged because of assumptions? All of them. We slip into these assumptions without even knowing we are doing it.
Litany of Hope (Revised)
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed!
He is the compassionate Father and God of all comfort.
Waking up to Fear
When fear and anxiety come, which is often, I breathe God in. I notice God’s presence in my breath, and as I breathe, I remind myself to be grateful for a God of peace.
Life Leaves a Mark
Loving God, we gratefully receive your gift of life. Mysterious Spirit, we welcome the new life you are growing in us.
Being before Doing
Who I am as a disciple constructs and nurtures my being, while the various forms of leadership that may come to me are things, tasks or roles that I do.
Litany of Hope
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
be blessed!
He is the compassionate Father and God
of all comfort.
Relentlessly Haunted
The truth of the matter is that God is always with me. If I allow that truth to shape and form me then my life will never be the same.
My Three-in-One New Year's Resolution
One thing: Jesus. Three things to do: forget the past, focus on heaven, and press on till you get there.