To be a man after God's own heart. Then to lead, labour, inspire and encourage others to be the same
There is part of the Lord’s Prayer that asks God the father for daily bread. It is reminiscent of the Old Testament story of God providing mana from heaven to feed his people in the wilderness. This week I read Exodus and one of the things that stood out to me and challenged me was…
The writer of Philemon 1:6 says that he is praying that through the sharing of ‘your faith’ people would effectively know the full measure of what is for us in Christ. However, the main message of the New Testament, is not to share our faith. But rather, to share the gospel of faith. The gospel…
IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH – Genesis 1:1 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH? TELL ME, IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTANDING. WHO DETERMINED ITS MEASUREMENTS – SURELY YOU KNOW! OR WHO STRETCHED THE LINE UPON IT? ON WHAT WERE ITS BASES SUNK, OR WHO LAID IT’S…
“The focus is not Joseph’s winsome personality, but on God.” – John Piper (Providence, pg 386-7) “The LORD…gave [Joseph] favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison” – Genesis 39:21 In my reading of the story of Joseph (and with similar characters such as Daniel) who gained the favour and recognition of those…
Took myself out to Starbucks the other day. It was a reward for meeting one of my habits for 7 consecutive days. With my I brought Clinton’s Leadership Emergence Theory book, a small notebook and a pen. This is definitely my preferred way to study. Here is a brief summary of the things I read:…
In my thinking recently, I’ve been encouraged to reflect on leaders that I have known or seen in the past, who evidenced Spiritual Authority. (This is part of the Leadership mandate – Hebrews 13:7-8). What did these leaders have in common: 1) Intimacy with Jesus. Probably first and foremost, what attracted me to each of…
It takes faith to keep the Sabbath. We need faith that God is going to look after our work while we rest. He is in control and never grows weary. We need faith that God’s timing is right. As Gandalf said a wizard is never late nor is he early. Sometimes we are tempted to…
“People will follow you for a while because they picked you. But they’ll follow you over the long term because they trust you.” “Charm and charisma are like a glider; they fly, but not indefinitely. And they do not do well in turbulent times” Trust is essential for leadership. But it is also essential for…
In-house, Christian-matters. I don’t usually agree to post Christian debate issues on my blog, because I don’t think it’s actually helpful or encouraging. In this case I will because 1) my blog’s not popular enough, 2) the debate is happening anyway, 3) I think I’m writing towards a peaceful resolution between the two sides. And…
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