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: Unhurried
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…
Jesus’ Solitude and Silence
Many Bible students miss the importance of Jesus’ solitude and silence. Every pastor, ministry leader, and caregiver — any disciple of Jesus! — needs to…
Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry
An over-stressed executive of a nonprofit ministry asked me, “How can I be spiritually healthy? What can I do to be a better leader for…
A Different Kind of Monk
In my solitude with Jesus at a monastery I met a monk who taught me to listen to God. You might expect that. But this…
Give Jesus Some Elbow Room
I had just finished my Soul Shepherding meetings with pastors and ministry leaders and I had a few hours before the seminar I was leading that…
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…
Six Unhurried Words
I had more work to do than time to complete it: ministry events to prepare for, people calling me for therapy or spiritual mentoring, letters…
Don’t Rush to Finish your “To Do List”
It happens to most of us every day: we don’t finish all that we set out to accomplish for that day. Often we have more work,…