Don’t Climb the Ladder
Did you know that 300 people in America die each year from climbing ladders? Whether you are using old rusty ones or even safe telescoping…
Tag: Abandoning Outcomes
Lead like Jesus: Be a Spiritual Leader
Where are the spiritual leaders in our churches, Christian organizations, and families? In your leadership role as a pastor, elder, counselor, group leader, supervisor, or parent…
Submission to God
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time” (1 Peter 5:6). I consider submission to God a…
Love Much!
Are you like the sinful woman crying at Jesus’s feet, clinging to him for mercy? Am I? Do we know how desperate we are for…
Be a Leader — Sit Down!
God says to us, “Sit down,” but a lot of us have trouble doing this! It’s especially difficult for those of us who are leaders,…
Can You Live Unhurried?
What if you never hurried? Could you live unhurried? Lots of work to do? No hurry. Late for an appointment? No hurry. Sightseeing on vacation? No…
Eight Words of Jesus to Transform your Life
Could eight words transform your life for God? Yes! They did for Jesus and they will for you if you pray them from your heart…
You’re the Disciple Jesus Loves!
In the darkness and torture of Good Friday’s crucifixion, if we look carefully we see the light of Jesus dying so gracefully. Jesus’ invisible source…
Walk through a Wall of Fear
Recently, I was awoken before three in the morning and I couldn’t sleep. (My body still thought it was in Greece where we led a…
Put it in the Father’s Hands
On the cross Jesus let go of everything and abandoned all outcomes to the Father. To help him do this, he prayed a line from…