It seems like every where we turn we are living in labels we put on ourselves or labels other people put on us. Whether it’s around race, gender, socio-economic status, political party, career, past successes or failures, or perceptions people have about us or we have about ourselves. Everyone strug…
No, this is not a plug for online church and no I am not on an emotional down swing and contemplating giving up on ministry. I’m actually not really talking about regular church attendance at all. What I’m talking about is the potential result from serving through outreach. Let me put it this way: W…
This coming Monday, August 1st, at 7 PM we are hosting a Night Of Worship at Element Church . As we get ready to go out to seek and serve the city of Cheyenne during I Heart Cheyenne week, we first want to spend some focused time seeking and serving our God with praise to prepare our hearts and mind…
Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble in order to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! [Tweet “Sometimes God brings you to a place of trouble to reveal Himself as a God of Triumph! “] What trouble are you facing in life? If the answer is “none” then what trouble HAVE you faced in life? I say…
Prayer won’t always free us from the things that cause our fear but they can free us from our fear of those things! Typically when we pray, especially when we pray about things that are causing us fear, we pray for God to remove those things. We ask God to rescue us, heal us, protect us and change o…
Good guys don’t always make great leaders but great leaders are always good guys! [Tweet “Good guys don’t always make great leaders but great leaders are always good guys! “] You can read that again if you need to…because it’s true. I have seen it happen too many times in the church or in the secula…
I wonder how many people think that statement? “My life doesn’t matter!” I’m not talking about suicidal thoughts, although that is obviously a legitimate problem. I’m talking about people who believe that their gift, their ability, their job, their role in life doesn’t matter. So often, we believe t…
I think one of the biggest dangers for our churches today is the temptation to become a museum that highlights the past instead of a mission command that propels us to the future! For the church to become a movement we have to cling to the past without being crippled by it. [Tweet “For the church to…
God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them. [Tweet “God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them.”] Recently I read through Isaiah in my personal devotions when I read this verse: Isaiah 57:14 God says “Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my p…
I’m always looking at life through the lens of leadership and ministry. It’s a sickness really. My wife and I watch TV shows like The Profit and Shark Tank and she’s probably sick of me comparing things in those shows to leadership and ministry. Seriously though, The Profit has such great parallels…
Waiting and courage seem like polar opposites don’t they? We typically think of courage as an action word. When someone takes a risk, steps out in faith, stands up to injustice, sacrifices themselves, whatever it is… that is what we think of as courage. So why the challenge to wait? This past week I…
Sometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it. [Tweet “Sometimes you can’t pray your way out of discouragement you have to praise your way out of it. “] The other day I was reviewing one of my favorite memory verses when something stood out to me for t…
