One day I was having lunch with Dallas Willard and he asked me, “If you had one word to describe Jesus what would it be?” How would you answer that question? If you could only use one word to describe Jesus what would it be? Words for Jesus started running through my mind and out my mouth: Love… Compassion… Holy……
I was forty years old when I discovered the Gospel of Christ as an Easy Yoke and the Lord inflamed my heart with his love! I learned to live with the blessed awareness that the risen Christ is standing beside me, smiling and opening his arms to me! This is true for you, right now.…
In Jesus’ day, a rabbi’s teaching was called a yoke. The teaching-yoke of the religion scholars and priests was an endless list of laws, rules, traditions, and expectations that no one could measure up to — it was nobody’s best life! But Jesus offered to free the people, including the religious leaders, from this deadly…
Featured In Your Best Life In Jesus’ Easy Yoke The best New Year’s resolution I ever made was to pray a simple prayer of the heart propelled me into a great spiritual renewal when I was forty years old. Now it’s the beginning of 2020 and I’m continuing in this prayer! My friend Pastor Bucky Dennis,…
It’s a joy and honor for Kristi and me to offer Soul Shepherding to you, your church, and your friends! We’re thankful that in 2019 our content had 5,000,000 views! You want to thrive with Jesus in your life and work. We can do that together! Our resources and training guide you in how to…
In the stress of the Christmas season, we can lose our sense of Christ Jesus and his joy. We’d like to share with you another simple Breath Prayer from the Bible for Advent called “Room for Jesus.” We constantly hear from people who appreciate our short, Scripture-inspired prayers of the heart. (See our resources Breath…
In the stress of the Christmas season we can lose our sense of Christ Jesus and his joy. We’d like to share with you a simple Breath Prayer from the Bible for Advent called “King Jesus, My Joy.” We constantly hear from people who appreciate our short, Scripture-inspired prayers of the heart. (See our resources…
Mary offered a prayer of faith to receive the birth of Christ and the world has never been the same. It’s like a breath of heaven for Christmas! It’s a powerful prayer of submission that helps us abandon to God the outcomes of situations. When God spoke to Mary that she was to become pregnant…
Jesus smiles. Yes!!! Don’t you love this picture of Jesus smiling so warmly? It’s my favorite. It reminds me that Jesus delights in the Father and in us too! It’s hidden from many people, but the smile of Jesus is everywhere in the Gospels. Jesus “rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit” (Luke 10:21, NASB). John…
The other day I was talking with Kevin, one of our ministry partners. He and his wife have two small children, he leads the marketing department for a company, and he volunteers in his church. He’s a busy guy! In our conversation, he was telling me how much our “Breath Prayer Guides” have helped him. He…