Posts Tagged ‘ encouragement ’

Who are you working for?

Today’s post really smacked me in the face. I’ve read this verse before but not in a way that made me realize how much I look for approval in other people. So many times we want other people to tell us things like: “You are doing a great job!” “Thank you!” “Great message” “I really [ READ MORE ]

Sunday’s Coming…

This was sent to me by a friend of mine, Chris Lowery. So what happened 1,978 years ago this week? Well, Jesus has already presented himself to the nation as the Messiah by triumphantly entering Jerusalem to shouts of “Hosanna.” (Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19). He cursed the fig-tree (Mark 11:12-14) and [ READ MORE ]

Catalyst 2010 – Most impactful moments pt. 2

So Catalyst 2010 was incredible. I never thought that I would be impacted by Beth Moore (see previous post), just being honest. Catalyst also provides some of the most worshipful times I have ever been a part of. As a result of Gungor being at Catalyst this year, I have not stopped listening to their [ READ MORE ]

God was not satisfied with a portion of His grace

John 17:22 – I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. I was reading the devo in my Logos iPod app (I mention this because I can’t find the online version to link this to) this morning and realized something. Christ gave it all. God [ READ MORE ]

How God uses leaders in the church

I was so BUMMED that I didn’t get to go to Catalyst West this year (or ever!). However, I did follow it on Twitter and kind of felt like I was there. One of the things that most caught my eye was that Mark Driscoll had his notes on the Resurgence website even before he [ READ MORE ]

How to be a professional speaker

Recently a friend of mine from Defender Ministries asked me what it takes to be a “professional speaker.” I guess I either know a lot about conferences or am just a conference junkie (I vote for the second option). Here is my response for anyone looking to do this: First, I refer people to Michael [ READ MORE ]

When expectations are exceeded…the world changes

This past month we did a series called “Get Uncomfortable.” I spoke about social justices going on around the world for purpose of creating awareness and how God is working through them. We talked about how meeting a need required Christ to be involved, otherwise we are just making others comfortable for a season. We [ READ MORE ]

A reminder…

Yesterday morning, during my time with God, I asked Him to show me that He has everything under control – that He is in charge. This week has been very stressful with our family still being sick, a conference I am planning, working on national stuff, and a meeting that announced budget and positions being [ READ MORE ]

I am so confused and can’t say anything…while I’m praying

Lately I’ve been trying to pray. I’m not saying that I don’t but for some reason I haven’t been able to get words out. This lack of verbiage to God has been happening for a good bit of time and it was driving me nuts. Notice I said “was.” As I was reading today in Romans 8:26-27 I [ READ MORE ]

Love makes sacrifices

Lately God has been working on our marriage…it’s a good thing. I’ve been trying to really get my life straight while trying to be a husband who treats God’s child like a princess. Today was a good day for me. We were getting ready to leave our church from VBS today when Annie couldn’t find [ READ MORE ]

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