His Storehouse

His Storehouse

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity; … He preserves the way of His godly ones…discretion will guard you… Proverbs 2:7,11   I need a shield to go before me day after day… don’t you? I find security in the fact that God is…

Today, I Choose…

A most familiar verse in the Bible says, “Choose you today whom you will serve… as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15. Joshua led the multitudes into the Promised Land, yet living there required a choice. Their journey could go no further without a decision—one that would influence the…

Be Real

The best gift you can bring to your new spiritual family is you! This is not merely your personality, or your unique likes or dislikes, abilities or gifting, it is more about your distinctive character qualities that magnify God. Qualities like integrity and sincerity, two traits that will prompt favor with people in your congregation….

Transformations

Romans 12:2 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of…

Ministry “Work”

No matter how wonderful a person, place, or thing is, there seems to be something connected to it that is just not fun. Every fulfilling thing has another side, a requirement: it takes effort—I call it grunt work!  It’s in the details, and requires you to think-through, organize, plan, prepare—in other words, work. It requires…

Unseen Demands

Like any other new thing we encounter, we anticipate what we know and plan how to handle the known challenges.  The early season of ministry has so many new things for us. As my husband and I entered our formal full time service, it corresponded to his first semester in school.  Were we both in…

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