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This is not a warm and fuzzy prophetic word that will make us feel good. It is a somber warning. Unless we understand its reality, we will become unwitting victims of something we do not need to experience. A recent news report advised that a snapping turtle, an...
The Navy SEALS obstacle course is one of the most challenging tests of human endurance in the world. The first thing to go is a participant's grip strength. Climbing walls, shimmying up multiple ropes, and traversing walls pump so much blood and lactic acid into a...
We are living in a time like none that I have seen in my life. Wisdom and the word of God will be needed to navigate what is coming. A naïve “Que sera sera” attitude will become a dangerous stumbling block for many people of faith if certain precautions are not set in...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #20 Avoid Early Criticism Make the choice to not align with the first critical voices that demand your alignment...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #19 Trusting Your Team When I was a young police officer, I was part of a SWAT team. On these special...
#18 Lessons Learned From A Dry Lake This week, I learned that one of our local lakes was drying up. Emigrant Lake is located on the outskirts of Ashland, Oregon. It was first created in 1924 and then expanded to its current size in 1960 to service the...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #17 The Breakthrough Of Blessing In your journey of faith, when you meet opposition and resistance the way forward...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #16 Let People Tell Their Own Story It is too easy to want to tell the story of another person’s life. ...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #15 Take Your Spouse With You Every life in ministry is a journey. If you are married, the journey is a...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #14 Spiritual Janitors You have not been called to be a spiritual janitor. All the messes caused by other...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #13 The Weakness Of Our Strength The problem with having confidence in the strength of our will and talent is that...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #12 The Hidden Reef Of Self-Pity There is a reef hidden under the surface of your life-journey. It is called...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #11 The Endorsement Of Your Ministry The endorsement of your ministry takes place when the supernatural presence of...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #10 Be The First To Forgive As you walk forward in life you will collide with people. When this happens, and you get...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #9 Position Yourself Wisely A wise man once told me he never wanted to take a position where he would be required to...