Discipleship… The Things Kids Say… 11 Jun 201810 Jun 2018 Me: Anna come here and wash my feet. Anna: Um, no. I'm not Jesus. Hmmm. Kudos on her quick witty retort to my tongue in cheek question. She made me…
Leadership The More Things Change…2 4 Mar 20173 Mar 2017 We need leaders. We need people who can lead the charge. We need people like Samuel and David in the Church. But we often miss the purpose of these leaders.…
Discipleship… The More Things Change… 3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017 I have been struck—again—by the truth of the old adage, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” We have cars instead of horses, instant messaging instead of…
Discipleship… The Fear of Discipleship 5 Jan 20174 Jan 2017 Found this one in the archives of Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth. Originally posted way back in 2012 when my main follower was my mom. Since there has been the…
Spiritual Formation Have You Checked Your Compass? 6 Nov 20165 Nov 2016 Have you seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies? The main character in the story is a pirate by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow. Captain Jack has…
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…
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…
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…