MOTIVATE What do you want? Seriously, what do you want? Deep inside there’s a yearning for something. Nearly 80% of Americans claim to be spiritual but not religious.[1] They know fulfillment comes from something outside themselves, and they search for it in all sort of places. Yet, for various reasons, they make church secondary at…
Leading By Serving (John 13)
MOTIVATE Story of a man who had a rare foot disease. The man’s feet was consumed by the disease that it started to effect his whole body with skin rash and pain. The man’s wife takes her husband to the doctor and after review the doctor prescribes the care and cure. The doctor takes the…
Peace And Protest In The City (Luke 19:28-48)
MOTIVATE PR Nightmares: events that damage the reputation of individual/entity The Gospels reveal a PR nightmare for the disciples as their leader says and does things they were not expecting. The episode causes the disciples to question their association with Jesus, and eventually ends up becoming the tipping point for Jesus to be betrayed, arrested,…
Green Deserts
“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” Reading Psalm 23:2 makes you think about open fields with flowers and lush lawns along a riverside. Yet, the context is far different. The author lived a a dry desert region. Life was difficult. Shepherding was rugged. And that’s the point….
Growing Godly Generations 