Bill spent two weeks at the Mater Dolorosa monastery at a “Spirituality and Ministry” Doctor of Ministry class with Dallas Willard. Bill share some of the things he learned about bringing the whole person into the kingdom of God.
In the midst of your daily life with its challenges Jesus has an easy yoke for you to walk in. Following Jesus is meant to be a life of ease, delight, character growth, and adventure! Of course, there are challenges and pains to overcome but we can learn to do so with grace.
We who are part of the ministry of Soul Shepherding love the soul! Our focus is to minster to the souls of pastors, leaders, and other servants of the Lord. So it’s very important to us to understand our souls and yours so that we can nurture them under God. “Transforming the Soul” is an updated version of…
Why does God allow suffering? If he is all-good and all-powerful couldn’t he stop injustice? We’ve all asked this question. For all of human history people have wrestled with question of why does God allow suffering. Much of the pain and suffering that we experience or see others going through is undeserved. It’s hard to…
On April 16th I’m running the Boston Marathon. This is a lifetime dream come true for me! How I did it is a great lesson to help you in your life. As a young man I dreamed about running the world’s elite 26.2 mile race. I ran a marathon as fast as I could, but…
We all want this year to be better than last — even if last year was a great year. How does that happen? Not by having better circumstances. (They always go up and down.) Not by keeping one of the typical New Year’s resolutions. (They don’t deal with personal character and besides, they fizzle out…
Discipleship to Jesus changes how we live. We gain a new perspective and new resources — a new life takes over our life. We learn to do whatever we’re doing from within God’s kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy (Romans 14:17). This changes our life and our work. What does this look like? Dallas Willard says…
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 — and keep praying them. Let me set the stage for these words of power and peace to live in you and I as they did in Jesus… Jesus’ Way…
A freezing winter wind was blowing through the doors of the hotel into the lobby where Wes was having his breakfast. He decided to take his breakfast up to the warmth of his room. So he loaded up his hands and arms with his bowl of oatmeal, plate of scrambled eggs, and cup of tea…
Effective December 31st, 2010 I have decided to leave my part time staff position at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA so that I can be full time in the ministry of Soul Shepherding that God has given to Kristi and I. This is a big step of faith for us. We feel like…