What about those resolutions? Exercise more. Lose weight. Read the Bible every day. Pray more. Get 8 hours of sleep every night. It’s only January 3, and I’ve already broken at least one of these. No matter how hard I try, I can’t keep my...
What are you thankful for? That is a question that we are all going to get a lot this time of year. I pray we are all rolling into the holiday season with thankful hearts. Thankful for family and friends (and delicious food!). Many of us when asked, “What are you...
A careful examination of much of the headline news in American culture today reveals dysfunction around issues of power. The desire to gain or maintain power over another person results in abhorrent behavior such as bullying, sexual harassment, and...
I’ll admit it. Sometimes I have trouble listening to people because I think I know more than they do. I think I’ve got a better idea. Are you guilty, too? In Christian ministry, listening to the community is essential before swooping in to...
In a recent sermon, my pastor said that a friend of his offered to give him his library of leadership development books. When Brent asked him why he was giving away these books, his friend, who has been a pastor for more than 30 years, said that for the rest of the...
Thanks for following along as we discuss the principles outlined in the book Making Neighborhoods Whole (2013) by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins. The third principle in our series is redistribution. Before everyone panics and stops reading, we are not referencing...
