Wouldn’t be great to stand out at your job at a whole new level? I was reading from Daniel and a verse captured my imagination: “… he (the king) found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm” (1:20). Wouldn’t that be great? I know that we …
Have you ever felt like you were getting beat up and just not sure why? Do you feel like you are taking a beating in your emotions and spirit? This may be one of the reasons. Watch the video and then begin to act to make a difference. {eoa}
Praying without ceasing may seem like an impossible task. I have written about a 10-step nerd approach to praying without ceasing, but here is a short video that could open up hours of conversation with God.
Working in my ministry for the last 10 years has been mostly a one-person thing. Don’t get me wrong at some point I would love to have a part time administrative assistant. I actually started researching five years ago. I have put together job descriptions. I have even had people prophecy over me the importance …
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The other day, my nine-year-old daughter and I were traveling to a Wednesday night service at my home church. I don’t schedule a lot of speaking on Wednesdays because it allows me to be a part of a church community and be a part of something as a family. My wife was already at church because she …
I have a confession to make. I messed this up often when I was a senior pastor and still slip up today. Where is this area of weakness? I often forget to enjoy the moment. The vision that God has given me burns deep within me and I am very achievement oriented. This is a strength …
I enjoyed looking at my news feed on social media and reading the stories of all God did in churches of pastor friends around the world. But it reminds me of an important and practical principle for the week after Easter. I don’t remember where I heard this, but Billy Graham was once asked what …
I heard one of my mentors from afar, Daniel Henderson of Fellowship 6:4, say something that I wanted to pass along. He was talking about the importance of building a culture of prayer in your church rather than a program of prayer. I have been thinking about it, and it is a very important distinction. …
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Having grown up in the church all my life, I have heard the challenge against “emotionalism.” This normally follows someone who is a young believer doing something that is out of order. This “emotionalism” can be attached to a lot of unhealthy things that can happen in a church. I live in the wintry, upper …
For those who have never met me, you should know that I have never been accused of being tall. As a kid, there was never a line to try to get me to sign up to be center for a basketball team. This might be why I have a draw to Zacchaeus. At one of …
I was doing a teaching for a discipleship group on having a prayer life. This was a young group of mostly college students. After my teaching, we had a little time for questions and answers. One young lady asked a very honest question about where to start. She was referring to how to get a …
After I wrote the post “4 Prayer Services Most People Won’t Go To,” one reader asked about what kind formats of prayer service people do want to attend. Although I plan to write more about this in the future, I thought I would at least give some ingredients to get us started. Acts chapter 4 …
Please excuse the length of this while I go on a little rant. One of my most popular posts is 10 reasons that people don’t want to go to your prayer meeting. Part of the reason is that leaders realize that although the prayer service is important it is “the least attended service in the church.” …
What if Christian leaders could come alongside you and give you a piece of advice or encouragement to help you have a great prayer life? What would they say? I asked these Christian leaders and here is what they had to say: “I believe a good prayer life comes from ‘recognition’—recognizing God for who he …
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