Do you get excited when you share fantastic news? If that news is about the incredible things done by our Heavenly Father then we should all be excited! And there is news to share. My mindset in writing is that of the psalmist in Psalm 107:32 - Let them exalt Him in...
Equipping for Life – The Blog
This IS The Gospel!
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the ultimate hand-up! It is the power of God for forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life. It lifts people from: Death to Life Darkness to Light Chains to Freedom Hopelessness to Life Purpose But it is also the beginning of the abundant...
This Is NOT The Gospel!
What is the Gospel? How do we present it to people? Answers must be thoughtful and precise. If they are not, then we risk presenting an errant view of our Father. And that could have drastically negative consequences that last an eternity. So how and why is the cover...
Pride – Like a Beard
I was on my way to a series of meetings. The first was a working lunch to prepare some mission volunteers for an upcoming mission. The next item on my agenda was speaking with a pastor to discuss how we could get his congregation plugged into some of our mission...
Missing But Fixable!
It seems there are always missing pieces of one sort or another. We have questions about life or work. So information is the missing item. We often find ourselves looking for a tool we don't have or an ingredient for a new recipe. But like the cover image and the post...
Light And Leadership – Valuable Lesson For All
Where would you look for an example of light and leadership? Your thoughts might run to Biblical characters like King David or Elijah the prophet. Or, you could look at secular figures like Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan or Mahatma Ghandi. You probably wouldn't pick...
Asking – Would You Like Small, Medium or Large?
What if asking was your only way to get what you want or need? That would mean you are a child! Children can't provide for themselves. They must ask for everything. And kids don't usually ask for a small number of things. So let me take you back to those days. And...
Beautiful Beyond Description: Why You Should Try Anyway
Everything is beautiful in its own way...There are none so blind as those who will not see. Those lyrics are from Ray Stevens' hit, Everything Is Beautiful. But one statement is true while the other is false. And what Stevens said about seeing is also true of...
Do You Know How to Spot a Leader?
Imagine a small crowd of people standing before you. Your task is to pick the leader(s) God will use. In the crowd are two heads of state, one chairman of the joint chiefs, a cadre of executive assistants, secretaries, 'go fers', waiters, waitresses, an orphan girl,...
Servants: God’s Great Blessings
Who comes to mind when you think of God's servants? Our thoughts might immediately go to names like Moses, King David or the Apostle Paul. But what about modern-day servants? That's who this post is about. I want to do three things here: Share a Biblical example of...














