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Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World
Ephesians 5:6-7 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. Originally Published:...
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Set the Captives Free
Exodus 3:7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their...
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If God Never Does Another Thing for Me
Matthew 25:36 “…I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.” Originally Published: Saturday, June 7, 2014Scroll Down ArrowFor many...
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Compassion Fatigue
Psalms 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Originally Published: Sunday, June 8, 2014Scroll Down ArrowWe’re on the beach, waves thundering, breeze...
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Leadership Influence: Leadership That Matters
Originally Published: Friday, June 20, 2014Scroll Down ArrowWhen my kids were little, I sometimes used what they called my “Loud Voice.” It often came out when we needed to hurry. One morning, I was...
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Theory vs. Experience
Originally Published: Thursday, August 7, 2014Scroll Down ArrowSometimes being in a leadership position means stepping back and looking at the big picture. Having this kind of vision is part of being...
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Set Others Up for Success
Matthew 7:6 Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you. Originally Published: Monday, March 23, 2015Scroll...
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The Spiritual Discipline of Itinerancy
Originally Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2015Scroll Down Arrow Credit: Dan Moyle / Used with permission. Tomorrow we are moving.Again.My husband and I will be married 18 years in July.This will be...
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A Radical Idea to End Christian Poverty
Acts 4:32-35 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. Originally...
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Dangerous Knowledge That Changes the World
Luke 24:36-48 Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations,...
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Acquiring a Taste for Love
1 John 3:16-24 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. Originally Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2015Scroll Down Arrow Credit: Dave...
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Cup of Water
Matthew 25:34-35 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by your Father; take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. For I...
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Tending the Poor
Matthew 25:41-42 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to...
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How Citizens Care for the Least of These
Matthew 25:31-46 God has called us to steward and share what we’ve been entrusted with, to put aside selfish desires, and to give preferential treatment to those who are not like us. Stephanie Summers...
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Reimagining HR, According to Lee Scott
Nehemiah 2:1-18 “Anybody can put together a policy manual,” says Director of Staff Services Lee Scott. “What’s more important is knowing who your staff are, what they love, and what they need.” In...
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Generosity Is the Secret of Life
2 Corinthians 8:7-15 For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. Originally...
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When the Need to Serve Trumps the Need to Rest
Mark 6:30-56 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. Originally Published:...
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Psalm 23 and the Parable of Downton Abbey
Psalms 23:1-6 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Originally Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2015Scroll Down Arrow Credit: Derrick Matthews / Used with permission. Three thousand years ago, King...
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Did Paul Invent Humility?
Ephesians 4:1-16 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility. Originally Published: Monday, July 13, 2015Scroll...
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Vietnamese Orphans
Originally Published: Sunday, May 30, 2004A young Vietnamese girl—injured when her orphanage was bombed—required an immediate transfusion. In broken Vietnamese, two American medics talked to the...
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