Leadership Leading by Following 30 Oct 201629 Oct 2016 Following Jesus means leading like Jesus. Leading like Jesus means having a heart like Jesus. The condition of your heart is going to determine your ability to lead. A leader’s…
Quotes I am not the standard 25 Oct 201624 Oct 2016 "You are not the standard." That's what really stood out to me on this. We need to remind ourselves of that. If we are honest with ourselves, we will realize…
Pastor Padron… What Can a Cigar Shop Teach About Discipleship? 23 Oct 201622 Oct 2016 For the past thirteen years I have been a pastor in New England. At the end of last year, I left my last church to focus on finishing a PhD…
Books Come, share in my happiness 22 Oct 2016 To celebrate God's provision of work, I have made the Kindle editions of my two latest books, Special Graces in Common Places, and Rest in the Shadow of the Almighty,…
Christian Living… Lessons from Glass Cleaning 21 Oct 201619 Oct 2016 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work (Ephesians 4:16, NIV). I…
Leadership My Thought for the Day (10/17/2016) 17 Oct 201616 Oct 2016 One of my favorite books on Leadership is Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges. In their book, they argue that before we can lead we need to…
Church… Some great thoughts on servant leadership 17 Oct 2016 Tom Johnston is both a friend and a mentor of mine. There are some great nuggets in this five minute video. Definitely worth your time. As a pastor who is…
Discipleship… What Living a Life of Love Looks Like 16 Oct 201613 Oct 2016 This is a sermon I gave a couple of weeks ago at Free Christian Church in Andover, MA. Oftentimes, I have taken sermons and other things I have written for…
What I've Been Learning TV Dinner Faith 14 Oct 201612 Oct 2016 TV dinners... They commonly consist of meat, potatoes, veggies, and maybe a brownie to satisfy our hunger for sweet things. They are quick, easy, low commitment dinners. You don’t have…
Discipleship My Thought for the Day (10/13/2016) 13 Oct 20169 Oct 2016 Don't confuse being very active in church and being with being a good and faithful servant in God's kingdom. They are not necessarily the same.
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 