Stewarding Life in Chaotic Times: What a German Word and a Pair of Glasses Can Teach Us

February 12, 2025 | Devotional, Faithful Steward, Freedom in Christ, Peace

Max Dupree said famously, “The first job of a leader is to define reality.” Yet in an age of the dehumanizing effects of social media, propagandized news, politicization of almost every facet of our society and the rise of A.I., how do we know for certain what is real? Add...

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Due Process

January 28, 2025 | Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

To give someone their due is to give what justice demands. Simply put, it is to treat someone fairly. Steward leaders love and serve God by living and serving others. "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly...

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The Change in Perspective That Can Set You Free

January 21, 2025 | Christ

To borrow an idiom from Cervantes’s Don Quixote, I am going to ‘tilt at a windmill’. I want to challenge us to reconsider how we interpret and use a familiar and favorite scripture. There is a phrase recorded in both Matthew 25 and Luke 19 that is a favorite of...

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Face It, We’re Just Plain Afraid

January 7, 2025 | Christ

Last week I shared with you a 2025 vision and challenge to embark on the journey to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ than you have ever experienced. Jesus has so much more for us than we would ever dare ask or even dream of. Now a week on, I...

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2025: The Year of So Much More….

January 1, 2025 | Christ, Freedom in Christ, New Year, Peace

In February 1974, I made the decision to follow Jesus. I did not choose Him that day, He chose me. For 51 years I have been a Christian. For the majority of those years, I have tried to follow Jesus. However, it is only in the last two years that...

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Only Three Words

December 23, 2024 | Christ, Freedom in Christ, Peace, Stewardship

There are many words and phrases that carry Christmas messages. Whether sacred or secular, they conjure up memories from the whimsical to the holy. The Christmas season is filled with them. Joy to the World. Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. Silent Night. It’s a...

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Four Ways to Prevent a Spiritual Heart Attack this Christmas Part 4

December 16, 2024 | Advent, Leadership, Stewardship, Work

This is the final in our four-week series on Advent as we look at four warning signs that our hearts are under spiritual attack, and how we can break free and experience a heart at peace in our own Advent journey to see the King. I am playing off the...

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Four Ways to Prevent a Spiritual Heart Attack this Christmas Part 3

December 11, 2024 | Advent, Leadership, Stewardship, Work

I am using the four weeks of Advent to look at four warning signs that our hearts are under spiritual attack, and how we can break free and experience a heart at peace in our own Advent journey to see the King. I am playing off the four major signs...

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