Jesus follower, husband, dad, disciple maker, pastor and leadership coach, who stumbles more than he should but experiences all of the grace of God he needs.
Mission begins with a kind of explosion of joy. The news that the rejected and crucified Jesus is alive is something that cannot possibly be suppressed. It must be told.
We really want Revival in the land but I'm not sure we want the Renewal of our own souls.
Do we really want our political anger, our enemy-hatred, our image-management, our anxious presence, our grandstanding, our consumer-orientation, & our desperate platform building healed?
“Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.” — 1 Peter 1:13
Today, the U.S. administration announced a historic low refugee ceiling of just 7,500 people. This decision effectively closes the door to persecuted Christians & others fleeing violence & oppression.
Act today. Urge U.S. leaders to keep our doors open.
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“Your ability to drive change is about the quality of your relationship, not your hierarchy.”
—@SamHinkie What a great Invest Like the Best podcast @patrick_oshag
Scientifically, doing hard things - and accomplishing them - is linked to happiness....
Maybe it's why so many people who avoid hard things are miserable.
Take on something...your first race, a new project, and see it through.
Make yourself proud.
If your Christianity sees kindness as weakness and compassion as compromise and treating with dignity those with whom you disagree as collaboration with the enemy, you have utterly lost touch with Christ.
Praising the Lord for this as well. Praying for unity for our sisters and brothers going forward—and the opportunity for women to exercise their God-given gifts of the Spirit
To God be the glory. The Law Amendment failed. God’s Word will straighten itself out even if he has do it around your neck. Women in the SBC, and the Kingdom are precious to God. He loves them too much to allow unbiblical restrictions, that violates local church autonomy, to disallow women from receiving and deploying spiritual gifts including the gift of shepherding or pastoring in partnership with God ordained male leadership. God almighty has spoken from Indy. Grateful for answered prayer. Historic moment in the history of the SBC. Male supremacy didn’t rule the order of the day. Boarding plane to Dallas in a few moments shouting, praising God, almost about to speak in tongues.😀 Oh….that’s another gift certain Baptist don’t like.
Respectful disagreement is such a lost art...and society would be so much better for reviving it.
Camps berate each other, primitive name-calling, when we could be having spirited intellectual debates....
It's a mark of confidence to be open, to challenge & be challenged.
Narcissistic leaders are threatened by talent. They want to be the smartest person in the room.
Humble leaders are drawn to talent. They surround themselves with people who make them smarter.
Great leaders grow talent. They strive to make everyone in the room smarter.
If you’ve experienced spiritual trauma or any kind of abuse, I’d love to help you get care & find a local provider. Your pain matters. I’m a licensed trauma therapist and especially focused on spiritual abuse in its various forms & offering groups. #churchtoo#sbctoo#trauma
One of the best ways to take the power out of something, is to let it starve...
Too many people fighting losing battles, when they should turn their head & give zero energy in that direction.
Never feed a beast you don't want to grow.
The only people who feel "attacked" by accountability - whether in work or life, are the people who usually have avoided personal responsibility for far too long.
If you "own" your own behavior in life - you've held yourself to the fire, long before others have to.