When we wake up, we face a choice that will shape the trajectory of our day and ultimately, our entire existence. This choice is not found in our to-do lists or calendars, but in the deeper question of whether we will be passive observers of our lives or active authors of our own story. EachContinueContinue reading “Authoring Your Life”
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A Father’s Journey: Following God’s Call to Nashville
Reflections on faith, calling, and a daughter’s divine gift The highway stretches before us, ribboning through Tennessee hills toward Nashville—a city of dreams, music, and divine appointments. In the passenger seat, my daughter Jarah hums softly, her voice carrying that unmistakable quality that first caught our attention when she was just five years old. ThisContinueContinue reading “A Father’s Journey: Following God’s Call to Nashville”
Managing Your Mind: The Battle That Determines Everything
I often find myself wrestling with thoughts that seem to arrive uninvited. Perhaps you know this experience—the mental chatter that never quite ceases, the internal dialogue that can either lift us toward our highest calling or drag us into the shadows of doubt and despair. This daily reality has taught me a profound truth: learningContinueContinue reading “Managing Your Mind: The Battle That Determines Everything”
Your Calling Isn’t Found—It’s Created
We’re all searching for life’s holy grail—that elusive source of miraculous power that provides happiness, wholeness, and sustenance in infinite abundance. Without it, we feel inadequate and incomplete, merely going through the motions. We hunger for significance, for work that matters, for a calling that gives our lives meaning. But here’s the truth many miss:ContinueContinue reading “Your Calling Isn’t Found—It’s Created”
The Key to Seeing Clearly
Mister Rogers on Growth The hardest person to love is often yourself—especially when you’ve been your own harshest critic. We all carry within us both a critical voice and a compassionate one. The key is learning to nurture that compassionate part through spiritual eyes that see clearly every single day. Seeing with spiritual eyes isn’tContinueContinue reading “The Key to Seeing Clearly”
Feeding the Good Wolf: A Journey of Refocus
The ancient Cherokee parable of the two wolves has inspired and haunted me for years—the story of the grandfather who tells his grandson about the battle between two wolves living within us all. One wolf represents anger, greed, jealousy, and fear. The other embodies love, peace, generosity, and faith. When the boy asks which wolfContinueContinue reading “Feeding the Good Wolf: A Journey of Refocus”
Embracing Your Noble Purpose via the Beauty of the Gospel Message
Each of us carries within us a profound calling—a noble purpose woven into the very fabric of our creation by God Himself. Deep in our hearts, we yearn to become who we were meant to be in Christ. Though we may struggle to articulate it clearly, we feel this divine calling resonating within us. TheContinueContinue reading “Embracing Your Noble Purpose via the Beauty of the Gospel Message”
The Dance of Time: Embracing Forbearance and Forgiveness
Time is significant because it is so rare. It is completely irretrievable. You can never repeat it or relive it. There is no such thing as a literal instant replay. That appears only on film. It travels alongside us every day, yet is has eternity wrapped up in it. – Charles R. Swindoll (Living onContinueContinue reading “The Dance of Time: Embracing Forbearance and Forgiveness”
Divine Design: Playing to Your Strengths for the Common Good
In my Morning Ritual this morning, I read 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 and was struck by how Paul’s ancient wisdom resonates with modern organizational concepts in such a profound and transformative way. This passage has walked with me through seasons of both personal ministry and professional leadership, continually unveiling new layers of truth about our interconnectedness.ContinueContinue reading “Divine Design: Playing to Your Strengths for the Common Good”
Finding Glory in the Ordinary
I’m drawn to share a profound truth that has transformed my everyday existence. It began with a simple realization that crept into my consciousness during an ordinary morning, like the gentle dawn light that shone through my home office curtains this morning—a realization that what appeared ordinary was actually sacred ground. For years, I movedContinueContinue reading “Finding Glory in the Ordinary”
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