Have you ever heard of a skinny chef? How about an overweight yoga instructor? These would be hilariously ironic but also obviously hypocritical. Yet, the Internal Revenue Service recently released data on those who fail to pay their taxes. And believe it or not, it is actually federal employees themselves. The reports are part of…
Category: leadership
POST-Election
POST-Election “The circus is over.” I received a text this morning with that statement from a church member whom is also a government employee. I saw other social media posts of those I know serving our nation’s government communicating the same sentiment. They are saying this in hopes of having some normalcy in their own…
Christian Teamwork
Christian Teamwork from Philippians 2 From the perspective of Christian love and fellowship with God’s Spirit… 2:2 Be like-minded (think similarly) 2:2 Be loving 2:2 Be united (one accord) 2:2 Be focused (on one purpose, mind, goal ) 2:3-4 Be selfless (no rivalry… consider others more important than self; look out for others…
A Great Task (Nehemiah 4)
Last week we saw how the prophet Jeremiah told God’s people they were going to spend 70+ years of exile in Babylon. Afterward, there was promise of their welfare (shalom) and return home to Jerusalem. When they returned they had to rebuild. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah describe the revitalization process. Specifically, the book…
Growing Godly Generations 