Reflection: February 29, 2024 Spend a moment with Psalm 1:1-3 and Jeremiah 17:7 & 8 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on [...]
Reflection: February 22, 2024 Spend a moment with Psalm 25:1-9 from the NLT and "Psalms for Praying" by Nan Merrill below: NLT: O Lord, I give my life to you. I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat. [...]
Reflection: February 15, 2024 Spend a moment with the passage from 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 below in the NIV and First Nations Version. NIV: For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s [...]
Reflection: February 8, 2024 Read the passage below. Mark 1:29-39 After Jesus and his disciples left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and [...]
Reflection: February 1, 2024 Read through Psalm 111 at least two times. Notice what word(s) or phrase stands out to you. Psalm 111 - MSG Hallelujah! I give thanks to God with everything I’ve got— Wherever good people gather, and in the congregation. God’s works are so great, worth A lifetime of [...]
Discerning Desire: What do I really want as I Lead and Serve? A webinar with venture1:9 with Dr. Ted Wueste. Leaders, oftentimes, are not fully aware of the desires of their OWN hearts, and unexamined desires can lead us to interact and guide people in ways that miss the mark. [...]
As a leader, you sometimes carry anger over disappointments, anxiety over the future, and shame over feeling like you don’t measure up. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus invites you to consider something different - HIS way of leadership that allows you to release, receive, and rest. It's time [...]
Most of us were taught to pray a certain way, whether if it was as a child or if we came to know Christ later on in life. My guess is that you were probably taught to pray using words. So when we come to verses that are about being [...]
Every leader should have a spiritual director! I generally do not like black and white, all or nothing, kind of statements, but I feel very strongly about this one. Let me explain. As my friend Steve Macchia likes to say, “The soul is the most neglected part of the leader’s [...]
As we journey through life, we often find ourselves in a desert kind of place. A place that feels desolate, lonely, harsh, and perhaps unfamiliar. And we might even feel the compulsion to escape and run to more familiar landscape. However, we are invited to resist that temptation for it [...]
