How often in life do we hear things like, “Never let them see you sweat”, “Fake it ‘till you make it”, “Image is everything”, “Don’t let people see that you are struggling”? The world around us tells us in a thousand different ways that it is not ok to let people know that you don’t…
Category: being a disciple
The Moment of Challenge
Helping those we disciple see and embrace situations that require steps of faith. The journey of following Jesus is a journey of faith. If faith is never needed or steps of faith are never taken, then we may not be following Jesus. It is inevitable that there will be moments when God is asking us…
Abiding in Jesus When Your Soul Gets Weary, part 2
From my journal in February 2019. “I am afraid of not making it. I am afraid of losing heart. Please fix what is broken inside of me. I am not sure at all how to dig out. I don’t feel like I can let anyone know.” “Yesterday a friend of mine said, “You look like…
Abiding in Jesus When Your Soul Gets Weary, part 1
The Bad News First, We All Get Worn Down “Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish” – Psalm 25:17 “Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil?” – Psalm 42:5 “I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I…
Preparing for 2021: You are Invited
I would like to invite you to join me for the month of January in preparing our hearts and minds for 2021. “I exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever. I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever.” – Psalm 145:1 In his…
Grateful for Reminders of Joy
For followers of Jesus, people are reminders of joy. People are gifts of grace. My family is in the midst of a unique season of ministry transition. This has had us reconnecting with a few of the people that God has allowed us to encounter over 23 years of ministry. Since June 6 we have…
Abiding in Jesus is Not a To-Do List
I often get asked questions like: “What should I do to get back on track spiritually?” “What can you recommend for me to grow in my relationship with God?” More times than not they are looking for the “silver bullet” book to read, or formula that will make them consistent in spiritual disciplines such as…
The Moment of Vision
Most of the people in your life cannot see their own potential in the Kingdom of God. I would be willing to bet that most of the believers around us have not had someone look deeply into their life and taken the time to help them see that potential. Yet, that was one of the first…
When People Blow It
Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone falls short. Everyone does something wrong. Everyone sins. Some will make very small mistakes and some will blow it big time. Sometimes people will just choose to do what is wrong. That includes you and me. All of us are imperfect. As the family of God, we have to decide what to do…
Believing in Unlikely Heroes
One of the most powerful and loving things you can do for someone is believe in them. As disciples of Jesus we are commanded to see people through the lens of love and possibility in their life. Jesus modelled this for us when he put together his band of disciples. We tend to think of the…
Abiding in Jesus 