Warning: Once is not for those who find the F-Bomb uttered about three hundred and seventy two times to be offensive. I spoke with a former resident of Ireland and he commented that it doesn’t have the same explosive quality there it does here. It is nonetheless, a problem. John Carney is the writer and … More Once
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?” Psalm 42, Verses … More A Sacred, Transforming Encounter
Leadership development is, in part, the nurturing of skills from within. It’s the identification of skills talented developers see but the individual does not see themselves. It is showing new ways to solve old challenges. … More Defining Ourselves Around Leadership Development
A frequent question in discussions of how we support the United Methodist Church beyond the local church is: “what does our church get back for paying our Mission Shares and Apportionment?” I hear in the “what does our church get back”, a “why” question. Help us understand “why” we support the Conference and levels beyond? Illustration: a … More Supporting the Connectional Church
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 New International Version We love [God] because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 New International Version The search for meaning in my life ultimately brought me … More Growing in Love
The Mindful Leader 