This blog helps pastors and church leaders foster spiritual discernment and maintain a healthy work-life balance, offering reflections and practical advice to lead with clarity and purpose rooted in a strong connection with God.
I have been thrilled to use material from my doctoral thesis in a variety of practical contexts. It seems that groups are constantly needing to make decisions. We often wait until we are forced to choose a direction, not able to give appropriate t...
I spend time each morning reading Scripture; I usually follow the given passages in my devotional. This week, I was directed to 1 Samuel 14. It has been a while since I read this text. The chapter opens with Jonathan sneaking off to wage an attack...
I am currently preaching through the book of Genesis; we are now in the story of Abraham. His story alone could be the subject of a year’s worth of sermons. His life is fascinating. Called to leave his homeland, he ventures with God into the unkno...
In a few weeks, I will be preaching from Genesis 24, the search for Isaac’s wife. The story is one of adventure, doubt, anticipation and relief. Abraham commissions one of his servants to return to his homeland to find a wife for his son. If we re...
One of the most challenging dynamics in church leadership is dealing with complainers. There are some among us who have the “spiritual gift” of finding the wrong and letting you know about it. They don’t often have the solution; they just want to ...
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