Henry Blackaby tells this biblical story succinctly and pointedly: James and John were called the “Sons of Thunder.” When they discovered a Samaritan village that would not receive Jesus, they were fully prepared to call down fire to consume the entire community! Perhaps they felt that through such a show of power, their gospel message
Meditation means “to think deeply and continuously about something” …remaining in the presence of God and pondering each truth He reveals …until it becomes real and personal in your life. This takes time. So says Henry Blackaby in his devotional book that I love. And there’s the issue – time. How many ‘devotional’ books have
Do you think that you have ‘told’ your kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews the stories of your life through the years – the stories of their lives and yours intersecting — albeit in a here-and-there spacing of the telling? Do you think that once you ‘told’ them, whether in a story or just as a
It was Alexander Graham Bell who told us “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” Does that hold true for “meetings”? Harvard Business Review tells us we must learn how to master the “pre-meeting – the steps you need to take before a more formal meeting in order to prepare for it.” Why?
Blackaby started his devotional with a verse I love to read – it just gets me excited about getting in on amazing things: “Call to Me, and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Don’t we all want to know God Himself will answer us
One of the first pieces of information I am searching for when I am walking with people through a conflict is what values and belief systems are in place for them. Essentially, I am looking for what is driving how they view and interact with others in the conflict and others in the world around
I remember when Rick Warren’s book Purpose Driven Life bounced to popularity. In 2005, a survey of American pastors and ministers conducted by George Barna asked Christian leaders to identify what books were the most influential on their lives and ministries. The Purpose Driven Life was the most frequent response. And The Purpose Driven Church,
Henry Blackaby says “God’s people are His preserving agents for a world that is corrupted and degenerating because of sin. Your life is designed and commissioned by God to enhance a community and to preserve what is good and right.” (from his devotional book) Does that leave you shuddering at your task of being a
One of the great privileges the Lord has provided me is to serve people as a Christian mediator (sometimes arbitrator and sometimes coach). I just finished a full day mediation with Godly people who were able to work through difficult “stuff” and come to a reconciling resolution of both substantive and relational conflict issues. I
As a young girl in the late 50’s, I loved playing the organ at my grandmother’s house – I was taking piano lessons but there were so many more sounds you could get out of an organ. And she had tons of sheet music. Treasure! One of the pieces I remember (and could play
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