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The patience and kindness of God comes to us His nahal, nakhuh and nahag. He knows what we need. What kind of Godâ€™s leadership do I need? I need it all! Always.

I need to have a cl ...

The call to lead is a call to know who we are leading. Do we lead, out in front? Do we come alongside in support and encouragement, do we push from behind with urgency or is there another option? ...

Sleepless

There are many nights when the day is over, that we flop into bed feeling like once again, the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual tank is completely drained. A day is done and we ...

A mentor once asked me a very searching question,
"What is your ministry"? I responded with â€œworshipâ€. They quickly answered back, "no it isnâ€™t ... it is not w ...

The Darkness of soul is as much a part of the human experience as night is to a 24 hour time period. It just is and there is no escape. The greatest darkness comes in the deepest loss or threat. ...

It is very easy to miss the real world "out there" when you live in an insulated, isolated and disconnected system. We forget how bad things are "out there". Sure we have our s ...

Cliff, that's quite a word from the Lord as you see community among the poor and needy. May God refresh you as you refresh others.

David is an example of a worshiper, poet, leader, shepherd and warrior. It is safe to be poet or minstrel, but to be a warrior-shepherd means danger. David was not lacking the courage to risk harm fo ...

Respect for each other in the Body is an important concept for honoring the Lord and loving His sheep. Recently I had a conversation in a leadership team meeting concerning an evaluation form I was ...

It can be a scary world when you are a young Christian. It is an uncertain world when you are a young leader. It is an unkind world when you are a learning leader. What is it the breaks in on th ...

I love the "re" words. They are so hopeful:

restore
renew
release
revive
refresh
rejuvenate

They speak of a return to the preferred state we either once had, or should have. A ...

The Psalmist calls us to "number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12)...A wise person is to learn to count and consider the value of a day and hence the sum total of all ...

Reading of the rescue of the lost sheep, I recounted the rescue of the Sacrficing Shepherd in my own family. My father was an alcoholic (a polite way of saying a drunk), and a drug addict...and a c ...

Christians are needy people. To dismiss this is to deny our frail humanity and in process sanctification. We are so very weak and any strength we have is a gift from the gracious hand of God. W ...

To lead is to shepherd and to shepherd is to steward. This stewardship entrusted to us by God is the nurturing care of His flock. The call to servant leadership is a call to protect, feed and when ...