Q: The missing piece in many of our lives? A: Chunks of time spent alone with God. Intentional prayer. Many of us have some moments in the mornings for quiet time, a bit of time in the evening, or grab a few minutes in the afternoon when the house is quiet. (SPECIAL offer at…
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Complicated Life of Secrets
We are so very complicated. Our lives include secret layers and compartments about which we tell no one. Check out this desk that lots of secrets… What compartments are hidden away in your life? Secrets require much effort to remain hidden. They create a most complicated life! Sometimes we spend so much energy keeping ourselves…
Give Yourself Some Space
It happens in the shower all the time… With shampoo bubbling in my hair, the long-awaited solution to an formidable problem strolls casually into my brain. Why is that?? Why do the stellar ideas arrive when I am without-paper-and-pen and the water is pouring from the shower head? The answer: Because I are not multitasking. I shampoo….
3 Ways to Improve Your Life Today
There are three things that you can do today that will make a profound impact on your life. These will not surprise you. Not a dramatic revelation. But if you follow these suggestions, your life will truly improve. They are about organizing and managing. But (important note) having an organized life is not the goal in…
Connections from the Mission Field
The Missions Manual published a guest post about newsletter from me today. Samuel John’s site is a community of missionaries sharing practical advise and encouragement. Being on a church staff for twenty years, many newsletters have crossed my desk. I’m delighted to share insights for missionaries from a home church perspective. Check it out here…
Principles for Healthy Student Ministry Leadership
As I reflect on twenty years of student ministry, several principles that have helped me maintain a healthy ministry rise to the surface. But first… know that these principles emerge from an ongoing, intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus. It is foundational and critical to seek the Lord’s guidance and wisdom constantly through prayer, studying the…
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I move the book to the back of my desk. No room on the shelf. I flip through the stack of papers on the left side of my desk…find the receipt I need…relocate it to the right side of my desk (with the other finance-related docs). I reach for the book again. The stack of…
The Best Fundraisers Ever
It’s that time! If you serve in a church where students do fundraisers for missions and conferences, conversations to plan the year’s events have likely started. Fundraisers can become an effective part of your ministry’s path of discipleship. Leadership and community-building grow out of these events! Here are the best ones I’ve found over the years: After-church…
Distractions Become Choices
“I have no prayer life. I am constantly interrupted by the phone.” “I have no time to spend with the Lord because my schedule is so full.” “I can never find the time to ____ (fill-in-the-blank with any spiritual discipline).” A Shift in Thinking During the evening worship of a recent mission project, our entire…
What Everyone Ought to Know about Performance Enhancing Drugs
Need to work harder, stronger, longer? Want performance enhancement? Need to study more, write better? Want performance enhancement that is FREE? This is better than protein shakes and 5-Hour ENERGY. Better than nutritional supplements. Way better than steroids. ESPN calls it the new “magic pill.” What is it? … wait for it … Sleep. Yes,…
