May 17, 2025 |
May 17 – Who Will You Serve? |
If we only serve those who are “deserving” of our labor we will not be very busy. Some only want to posture before presidents, pastors, politicians, and the prestigious. But Jesus took filthy feet into His holy hands and washed |
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May 16, 2025 |
May 16 – The Pursuit of Happiness |
After instructing His disciples to wash one another’s feet, the Lord promised them something in return, “If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them” (John 13:17). Happiness is an honorable and obtainable virtue, but should not |
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May 15, 2025 |
May 15 – The Seat of Humility |
Honor is always preceded by humility, this is a biblical concept. Consider the parable of Luke 14:7-14. Jesus said to choose the lowest seat in the room-literally, assume a position that will not draw attention to yourself. Choose the inconspicuous |
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May 14, 2025 |
May 14 – Thankful for the Little Things |
When we consider the blessings of God we often think of the big-ticket items. Our home, our vehicles, our clothes, our food, our friendships…these all seem to merit our praise to the heavenly Father. But consider how difficult life |
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May 13, 2025 |
May 13 – Walking with Jesus |
A young boy received his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, “I’ll make a deal with |
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May 11, 2025 |
May 11 – His Presence or His Presents? |
As a father I love giving my children gifts. It is my responsibility to provide things they need; however, it is my delight to give them things they desire. I recently bought a video game they had been asking for. |
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May 10, 2025 |
May 10 – Spiritual Leadership 301 |
To reiterate the thought from the past two days: the greatest characteristic we can have as spiritual leaders is to be Christ-like; for in being like Christ all the other qualities freely flow. This is the only characteristic that gives |
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May 9, 2025 |
May 9 – Spiritual Leadership 201 |
I recently took a survey about the subject of spiritual leadership. I asked the question, “What is the one defining word that best describes spiritual leadership?” I sought my answer through three avenues. First, I conducted brief “interviews” with |
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May 8, 2025 |
May 8 – Spiritual Leadership |
What is spiritual leadership? Such a vague question warrants caution. Spiritual leadership cannot be defined by the same ethical evaluations found in corporate America, sports teams, or political platforms. Certainly spiritual leadership has elements of integrity, passion, honesty, courage and |
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May 7, 2025 |
May 7 – History-Maker |
In his book, Crazy Love, Francis Chan shares a story about a young girl who had a desire to give Bibles to her unsaved friends. Brooke Bronkowski, a fourteen-year old freshman in high school, would earn money by babysitting so |
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