LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL “I really need that!” How many times have you said those words even this week? Or perhaps it was your eight-year old who had been impressed with the commercials on TV who says, “I really need it, Dad!” And, of course, we quickly think...
When we pursue our dreams, setbacks are inevitable—obstacles, doubts, mistakes. But it’s not the fall that defines us… it’s the response. We don’t have to stay down. Like the bobo doll—we bounce back. Again. And again. Setbacks don’t define us—unless we let them. 3...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL What keeps a person alive when they’ve decided they don’t want to be? It’s a question more young people are facing than you might think. Globally, as many as 1 in 5 have seriously considered ending their lives.[1] Elena, a young woman...
Winston Churchill said many years ago, “If you cannot change your mind, you cannot change anything.” “That is true fact,” as my daughter would say. Nothing is more habitual than the pattern of our minds—our thoughts. Nothing prevents us from progress like our...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL A young woman called me on the phone utterly discouraged. “My husband works hard, and so do I,” she explained. “But we never seem to get ahead financially. I look at my friends and see them remodeling their homes and sending their kids...
LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL When hard times come, everyone looks for a scapegoat: blame tough times on the economy, or the government, or a mate whose use of credit cards has been less than frugal. Whether it is an organization, a church, a business, or a family, when...
As a kid, I always saw myself as the short one. And years later, I’ve remained… remarkably consistent . Not the tallest in class, not the most physically imposing—just… consistently closer to the ground than everyone else. It was something I noticed early, and for a...
I finished writing a book late last year. The work is now with my editor and soon it will move to layout and printing. That simple sentence carries more weight than it looks. Writing is exhilarating. Editing—and now letting go—is sobering. At this stage, you no longer...
Hindi lahat ng nasa ministry ay spiritually healthy. Sa totoo lang, may mga tao sa loob ng ministry na: Active Faithful sa attendance Committed sa tasks Pero internally… ubos na. Ubos sa pagod Ubos sa pressure At higit sa lahat… ubos na ang langis Ito ang delikadong...
When Jesus cried out from the cross, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” in Matthew 27:46, He was not expressing fear or abandonment. He was pointing His followers to the amazing set of prophecies in Psalm 22. His words are the opening line of a psalm written...