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 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 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 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 MoreWe are in Passover week, a holy Jewish holiday. 1 Corinthians 5.7 says, “For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” The blood of the Passover lamb protected the people. You can read Exodus 12 to see when God first instituted Passover. He told them to sacrifice a Passover lamb and put its blood on
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Read MoreSteps to Experience Jesus’ Full Joy Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness There are three important steps that lead us to experience the full joy Jesus intended. Let’s look at the first one today: Accept yourself and others as God’s unique creations. The apostles were radically different from
Read MoreCommunicating with Ministry Partners Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners Written communication can be powerful if it is done right, or it can be a waste of time if done poorly. In this chapter we’ll look at a variety of ways to communicate with partners in written
Read MoreMy newest book is now available. Get your copy today. Learn simple ways to overcome Satan’s strategies and embrace God’s victory. We are in a battle. Our opponent’s job is to steal, kill and destroy us, our families, our joy, our hope, our health and our finances. Jesus came to give us a rich
Read MoreI Have Jesus’ Spirit, Who Calls out “Abba, Father” Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Galatians 4:6 ESV Excerpted from my newest book: The Surprising Joy of Discovering How God Sees You: A Daily Adventure with Your Identity in Christ Steps on Your
Read MoreMy new book, Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer is now available as an eBook! I am offering it for free on Saturday March 1. Click this link to learn more and then to get it for free on March 1 only. I want people to know about this new book and I’m also looking for some positive reviews on Amazon.
Read MoreGratitude Releases Joy Excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Did you know that the Bible never commands us to feel grateful? God knows that our feelings follow our actions. He tells us to give thanks, knowing that as we do this we will begin to feel thankful if
Read MoreMy new book, Battlefield Strategies for Every Believer is now available as an eBook! I am offering it for free on March 1. Click this link to learn more and then to get it for free on March 1 only. I want people to know about this new book and I’m also looking for some positive reviews on Amazon. I
Read MoreA Checklist for Writing to Ministry Partners Excerpted from Never Do Fundraising Again: A Paradigm Shift from Donors to Lifelong Partners After you write a letter and before you send it, evaluate it with the following questions. You might want to write your letters with these in mind. Did I write it with only one
Read MoreThis week I spoke at Reach Beyond–formerly HCJB. I did a devotional for their staff on discovering deeper joy, despite difficult circumstances. I briefly shared what I’ve learned about joy through my heartache and losses, including my middle son dying at six months and my fiancé being killed a month before we were to get
Read MoreGod’s Name: Majesty of His Power They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (NIV) Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as You Get to Know God in New Ways Meditate on this name.
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