The Velveteen Rabbit was a little toy with big questions. “What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?” We might ask similar of a […]
How to Choose One Word for Your Year
Long lists of resolutions rarely work. There’s just too much to remember and too much to stay on top of in our busy lives. We don’t have the mental bandwidth to keep up with a list of resolutions. So we usually fail at this common New Year’s tradition. In my experience, it’s better to do […]
Reframe Your New Year with a New Perspective
Recently I found myself replacing some very old picture frames from flowery old 1990’s frames to chic new Pottery Barn ones. The frame totally updated the photos, but the photos remained exactly the same. As a professional life coach and ministry consultant, I use this same technique with clients called “reframing.” By definition it is: […]
The Reason for Change
Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect. –Owens Lee Pomeroy Lucy Pevensie and her siblings scarcely recognized the ruins of Narnia upon their return in C. S. Lewis’ story of Prince Caspian. Only when they discovered a vault of their former belongings did they realize they were […]
Exchanging Fear for Faith
Eddie Rickenbacker had been afraid of heights for as long as he could remember. Altitude made his knees weak and his stomach sick. Then, in 1916, he decided it was time to face his fear. So he boarded a plane. His pilot was a self taught pioneer, who built his flying machines with some auto […]
5 Tips for Setting Goals for Spiritual Growth
As we quickly approach the end of the year, many people begin the process of goal setting. These goals tend to focus on weight loss, organizational or financial goals, but what about your spiritual goals? Below are five goal setting strategies you can begin now to move you toward greater spiritual growth in the coming […]
7 Leadership Lessons Learned from Critics
I really don’t like to be criticized. A criticism can make my entire day gloomy. Still, when it’s all said and done, I have to say that I have benefited in many ways from criticism. Indeed, part of my training to be a better leader comes from dealing with critics. Let me share with you […]
Ready and Waiting: Thoughts on Small Group Leadership
Prepare Diligently, Wait Patiently Does this sound familiar? We prepare curriculum and then no one comes. The ice breaker we’re excited about flops. It happens. We’re humans leading other humans. This week I was subtly reminded of a simple truth. Let Oswald Chambers, a man of timeless wisdom, affirm your efforts and remind you it is […]
The Power of Telling a Story
One evening, Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, was visiting his friend and fellow novelist, Nathaniel Hawthorne at his Massachusetts home. The evening was filled with friendship and colorful story telling. Melville recounted to Hawthorne and his wife the harrowing adventures he had while on a voyage in the South Seas. With exuberant gestures and […]
Be Present in Your Presence
Although you may not be able to control the quantity of time you have available for others, you can control the quality of the time. By avoiding these five common “presence killers,” you can improve your ability to be “present” with others, which will increase trust and partnership in your women’s ministry. Assuming the “Exit” PositionYou may […]
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