Every morning, my wife and I read Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. The devotions provide a framework to help us share our daily encounters with God and discuss and pray about what God is doing in our lives. But recently as we read our devotion, we had a different reaction: "Make friends with …
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Reverence – It Comes from Love (Mike Van Vranken)
Our society seems to have lost the sense of reverence—reverence for the person who is our boss at work, our employee, our supplier, or our customer—but especially, reverence for God. We can define reverence as the manifestation of that attitude of deep respect for someone or something that is …
The Church’s S-word (Jory Fisher & Jennifer Miller)
Yes, the Christian Church has an “s-word” all of its own and it is “submission.” Everyone has some sort of reaction when they encounter that word. It may be positive and it may be challenging, especially with the changing attitudes of our culture. A traditional approach to understanding how men and …
How Your Gender Affects the Workplace (Jory Fisher & Jennifer Miller)
Research shows that while the majority of women work outside the home, they still continue to do double the housework and twice as much time caring for the children as their working husbands. This is a reality that totally explains how we find many women living with a Super Woman Complex. Because …
Listen (Brett Beeson)
In a blatant "riff off" of my pastor’s latest sermon, let me explain the basic premise of his message: Pastor Steven speaks with a young man who had been turned-off by his experience with “the Church.” “I don’t like the Church,” the youth declares. “Well, what type of church do you not like?” the …
Use Your Passion to Overcome Your Fears Online (Dawud Miracle)
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan the flames. -Rumi I'd like to fan your flames... Every day you get up wanting to make a positive impact on people's lives. Your clients get so much out of your work. It's just you need more of them. You know you need to be using your website, social …
Conquer Procrastination … Permanently! (Guest Blogger Julie Fleming, JD)
We’ve all been there. You have lots to do. But instead of doing the work on your plate, you find yourself mindlessly checking Facebook, organizing your recipes, cleaning your desk again. Anything and everything (sometimes including productive activity) except the work you really need to do. And you …
