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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.

•01 Sep, 2015

Obedience

We are well into our sermon series on the life of Solomon. On one level, the study has been very difficult. With such long descriptions about building campaigns, it has been hard to find application for everyday life. On the other hand, diving int...

By Wade Allen

•29 Jul, 2015

Buffers

I was listening to a podcast this morning by Todd Henry called The Accidental Creative. He offers tips and interviews for those striving for creativity in their lives. In this week’s podcast, he talks about buffers. Henry defines buffers as whites...

By Wade Allen

•23 Jun, 2015

Rethinking Decisions

As I continue to explore the life of Solomon, I find increasing application around the issue of discernment. Most are familiar with the story in 1 Kings 3 of Solomon’s opportunity to ask God for anything he desires. (1 Kings 3:5 NIV) At Gibeon...

By Wade Allen

•01 Jun, 2015

Riding on a Mule

This summer, we are working through the life of Solomon. I have enjoyed preparing the sermons and am excited about our congregation engaging the story together. Yesterday, we began our study in 1 Kings. I don’t think I have ever preached nor heard...

By Wade Allen

•19 May, 2015

Waking Up

I am presently working on a sermon series on the life of Solomon. We will begin in a few weeks and the series will take us through a good portion of the fall. Last year, we spent over twenty weeks in the life of David. The study as fascinating; I ...

By Wade Allen

•12 May, 2015

God's Story

For the past couple of weeks, we have been following the lectionary passages through the first epistle of John. I have to admit, I have spent very little in this letter. However, I am discovering the full-bodied compositions of the elder John. Thi...

By Wade Allen