The Surprising Joy of Embracing God’s Promises 365 Reminders of His Faithfulness Have you lived with broken promises, wondering who you can trust? The Bible is filled with hundreds of promises you can claim for your life. Discover 365 reminders of God’s promises and faithfulness–something for any situation you may face. In as little as
Read MoreFriends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of
Read MoreThe eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, Destroy. Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV Excerpted from: The Surprising Joy of Embracing God’s Promises: 365 Reminders of His Faithfulness. Get a 33% discount with the code at the bottom of this page Steps
Read MoreDefine Conflict Every person who has been in ministry for any length of time has experienced conflict. A church or ministry is as susceptible to conflict as any other group. No matter how much you and others in your ministry want to serve God and advance his kingdom, you’re still affected by the fall, which
Read MorePraise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117:1–2 ESV Excerpted from: The Surprising Joy of Embracing God’s Promises: 365 Reminders of His Faithfulness. Steps on Your Journey to Embrace God’s Faithfulness: What a
Read MoreFocus on what is positive in your life When we’re stressed, we often focus on the negatives in our lives. We need to learn to appreciate what we have, rather than always wanting more. Make a list of all the good things in your life right now. They can be big things like getting a
Read MoreConflict Management is essential This world is filled with conflict: in Iran, Iraq, Israel, the United states. In families, churches, businesses, politics, etc. Conflict is normal in life and ministry, with people you work with as well as within the family and other personal relationships. Look at some statistics. These were done specifically about pastors, however
Read MorePowerful, Proven Principles for Spiritual Warfare Spiritual warfare can be extremely difficult, so we need to take the time to prepare and protect ourselves. We need to understand it and apply the biblical principles God has given us in His Word. We also need to know what resources are available to us and how to use
Read MoreIn case you haven’t seen it, our web is completely redone. Check out all the new free eBooks, sample chapters and stress-management tips. You might want to sign up for our newsletter. The next one will have a discount code for all our books. If you live in Colorado, I am doing five free workshops for
Read MoreSpiritual Warfare Boot Camp Excerpted from Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer: A Biblical Guide to Spiritual Warfare I got a recorded call recently, saying, “The FBI reports that there is a home break-in every fifteen seconds…” Interesting timing! I believe there is a home break-in more often than that, but it is not by human
Read MoreAll who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. 1 John 4:15 NLT Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You: A Daily Adventure with You Identity in Christ Steps on Your Journey to Discover How God Sees You: Do you
Read MoreExcerpted from Reconcilable Differences, a free eBook. Click the link to download it today. Conflict is inevitable anywhere there are people—with family, friends, at church, in the community, and in business. It can either devastate or strengthen relationships. Proven biblical principles guide churches, ministries and individuals to transform conflict into strong, God-honoring relationships. While conflict
Read MoreJoy is a choice Tim Hansel’s book You Gotta Keep Dancin’ taught me that joy is a choice—in any situation. “Life can be tough,” Hansel writes. “Stress, disappointment, heartache, hurt—all are part of the human condition. But while pain is unavoidable, misery is optional.” I couldn’t choose whether or not to experience pain, but I
Read MoreWe have an enemy who does not want us to succeed in the Christian life or in ministry. He will do whatever he can to destroy us. That’s just what he does and he does it well. Many Christians lose more battles than they win. Is that you? Do you have a sense of hopelessness
Read MoreI’m excited to announce we have an updated website! For the past several months, I’ve been working with my son and daughter-in-love, Timothy and Megan, to update the design and redo all the content. I’m grateful for both of them. We pray our new website will be a powerful tool and resource for you. You
Read MoreGod created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 NIV Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You: A Daily Adventure with You Identity in Christ Steps on Your Journey to Discover How God Sees You: Genesis 9:6
Read MoreConflict is normal in life and ministry, with people you work with as well as within the family and other personal relationships. Look at some statistics. These were done specifically about pastors, however they are very similar for missionaries and anyone in ministry. (We believe all believers are in ministry of some kind, whether with
Read MoreCan you relate to the following statistics? A majority of people in ministry constantly fight depression. 70% of people in ministry have a lower self-image now than when they first started. And this is just the beginning. Being is ministry, whether you are a pastor or any other ministry leader, can be difficult and it can often steal your
Read MoreIn order to do warfare, we must first be prepared. The initial way to prepare is to know what we are up against. In John 10:10 (NLT) Jesus said, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” Spiritual warfare is simply our
Read MoreOur new website is almost done. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. Let us know anything that may not work right or anything you would like to see different. I’m grateful to my son Timothy Whalin, his wife, Megan and Mike Paxton for all their help on getting this working! Blessings on you,
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