Category Archives: God
Road Signs – Psalm 119:10
I am reading through the Bible this year and this was part of my reading today. Psalm 119: 1-16 (MSG) 1You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God. 2 You’re blessed when you follow his directions, doing your best to find him. 3 That’s right—you don’t go off [...]
Global Leadership Summit – Jeff Manion – The Land Between
More of what I learned at the Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit. My notes from Jeff Manion’s talk – The Land Between You spend 4 years of college getting to say what you are studying and what you plan on becoming. Then graduation comes and you reach the land between because you don’t land [...]
Crosspoint.tv Visit
Last weekend I was in Nashville, so I decided to go visit Crosspoint.tv for church on Sunday. I picked the Bellevue campus because I had made some on line connections with people in that area of town. This way I would get to visit the church and meet some of my new friends. I got [...]
Global Leadership Summit – Jim Collins
Jim Collins is the author of ‘Good to Great’, a book that I desperately want to read. Here are some notes that I took from his session called, ‘Never, Ever, Give Up’. God is the enemy of Great. Greatness is not a matter of circumstance, but of conscious choice and discipline. No company, organization, or [...]
Global Leadership Summit – Bill Hybels
This is part 1 of a series of blog posts that I plan on doing on what I learned at the Global Leadership Summit last week. I will be sharing the highlights from my notes and some personal thoughts on what I took away from the two day conference. Bill Hybels opened on Day 1. [...]
Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough
The Vineyard is doing a series right now called Perfect Takes Practice. It is based on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. This is the most complete sermon of Jesus that we have recorded in the Bible. Matthew 5:8 says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” To learn how to [...]
When Community Is Needed Most
I want to say thank you to the many people in my life who have already been reaching out and offering help and prayers since I was laid off from my job on Monday. I am sorry if I write a lot about this for a while, but I share my life here whatever I [...]
Waiting
In Acts 1:4 Jesus tells the disciples, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.” I feel like this is where I am at. Waiting. Not for the Holy Spirit exactly as I have experienced that moment already, but I feel like I am [...]
Tired of Waiting
The Israelites found themselves outnumbered by the Philistines and slowly began retreating in fear. King Saul refused to retreat as he waited for Samuel to arrive and consult God on the war before them. Saul grew impatient and decided to resolve the matter on his own. So Saul took charge: “Bring me the burnt offering [...]
When Did Everything Get So Complicated?
Do you ever feel like it has become so complicated to follow Jesus? Sometimes my head spins with all that I am trying to do. I am trying to be a good spiritual leader to my family. I volunteer at church. I try to live a life that reflects Jesus to my neighbors, coworkers, and [...]