GOD IS SUPREME

GOD IS SUPREME

I’ll be honest with you. Sometimes it’s a real pain to embrace the diversity in our movement. Working with strong personalities, bridging denominational differences, mission backgrounds and juggling various agendas is demanding.  I often hear a cacophony...
GIVING THANKS

GIVING THANKS

We just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the USA. I know that it’s not always easy to be thankful when you are facing customer deadlines, monies to make payroll, co-workers’ complaints, and trying to fit in some time for your spouse, and children. Like many of...
THOUGHTS ON WORK

THOUGHTS ON WORK

Plans succeed through good counsel; don’t go to war without the advice of others. Proverbs 20:18 In reading some quotes today, I realized others may enjoy reading what others say about work as much as I do. Here are some of my favorite quotes about work. “Do. Or...
TRAINING – Part 2

TRAINING – Part 2

To read Part 1 on Training vs Development go here. Contemporary theological teaching is mostly a data-transfer education. Information is transferred from laptop to laptop. As a result, our theology rarely gets below our necks. Students are expected to meticulously...
ANOTHER LESSON ON PLOWING

ANOTHER LESSON ON PLOWING

I love hanging around farmers. They are so practical, so down to earth. Art is a pastor who grew up on a farm. He shared something about plowing that impacted me. He said one of the most important lessons he learned from his father was to stay focused on where you are...
ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?

ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?

We should be striving for an integration of work and life—not a balance of work and life. Balance is something man seeks, but God calls us to a holistic lifestyle where work and worship, fun and family, God and life are totally integrated. We are not to section off...