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 [...]
I’ll admit it - I was cranky. After the initial coronavirus changes had sort of settled down we tried again and again to find some rhythms, but they seemed elusive. One morning I was feeling the weight of having to adjust yet again, in hopes of finding a rhythm and [...]
Breath Prayer The Breath Prayer we know today originated with the Desert Mothers and Fathers as a way to “pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). Historically, it is associated with the Eastern Church, particularly Greek and Russian Orthodox churches. Known more commonly as the “Jesus Prayer” early practitioners would repeat [...]
Examen God is always present with us. He is always shaping us and forming us. A vital spiritual practice is to notice these realities. How is He present with me? How is He at work around me? How might I more fully participate in His work in my life and [...]
