“He gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.” – Titus 2:14 NAS
“He gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.” – Titus 2:14 NAS
We can’t all be extraordinary by the world’s standards but we can all learn to live a life of love. Rather than seeking fame or working to elevate our status we can learn to mean more to people. Pursue character, sacrifice and become a ministry to others.
As a leader or manager, it’s becoming more and more apparent to me that in order to serve effectively I have to care about the details (our system and process). That doesn’t mean I get lost in them or that we spend more time on them then we should in the more vision oriented / creative meetings. Caring about the…
I recently experienced an extreme “health scare” involving my heart. Being in a new city, new job and having a new church family made things even more difficult as I was unsure when it happened who I should even call. My lungs had filled up with fluid (coughing up blood) and my heart was not performing as it should (not…
Insecurity is something that we all have had to face on some level. It’s a part of growing up and developing as a person. If someone says they’ve never dealt with insecurity, it would be safe to say that insecurity was behind their statement. For some, however, the basic levels of insecurity and struggles become augmented and overwhelming. Insecurity for…
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God — this is your true and proper (your spiritual act of) worship. – Romans 12:1 NIV – Therefore I love things in life that simplify. This single line of Scripture regarding our relationship with…
If it’s one thing I love to do in my spare time, it’s create photo mashups. With the recent release of Rogue One (the new Star Wars film) and what has become the craziest show of politics in a long time I could not help but do these up. I am not making a political point as much as having…
In Tribute to Lawrence Neisent Pastor Lawrence Neisent, aka @pastordude, is the chief influencer of my current life and leadership. I cannot express the incredible debt of gratitude I have toward him. I woke up this morning thinking about the many things I’ve learned and received over our twenty plus years of connection and I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed….
“Church is about what we carry inside of us not about what a few performers demonstrate up on a stage.” The term Church originated from the Greek word ekklesia. This word refers to the aggregate of the individual people that have been marked as followers of Christ. These followers are not mere religious adherents attending weekly religious education…
We have a biological, social and psychological limitation regarding community. The neo-cortex can actually only assist in our facilitating well, about 100 to 150 people in any real relationship context. I would argue this may be even more reduced in our age as tech and social networks have eaten a slice of that limited neocortex “pie.” If our relational capacity…
