I can do all things through Christ

Sometimes we feel overwhelmed with the task before us. Ann Kiemel pens the following in response to that feeling:

i am going to change my world.
you watch.
you'll see.
because i have a giant of a Lord
inside of me.
and He and i with love
will push through the barriers.
i'm not afraid.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Need Life?

Peter Wagner once said that prayer is too often looked upon as a by-product of doing church. Reality is that prayer must be a proactive priority if a church really wants to grow.

Prayer is the lifeline of a healthy church. Are you (and/or your church) feeling a bit anemic? Infuse prayer into the very fabric of your congregation.

Hope

Yesterday I attended the funeral of a six year old grandaughter of one of my former ministry assistants. i cannot imagine the pain of the parents, brother, and grandparents.

The pastor shared a magnificent thought based on one of the Psalms. The pain is real. Grieving is necessary. Hope found only in God will carry you through.

How very true! Hope!

What a day for a daydream...

Better yet...what a day for a God-dream! God-sized-dream! Sky's the limit when God is involved!

Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Thinking today of one of my favorite hymns of all time: Great is Thy Faithfulness.

Thank you, Lord, for "strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow."

Will you help?

A recent study confirmed that many pastors today are suffering from physical and emotional exhaustion, overwhelming stress, painful loneliness, deep emotional scars, and spiritual burnout. Ministry is not glamorous!.

A new dream, a word of affirmation, regular respite, continuing prayer....are but a few things that we ought to provide for those who serve so faithfully. Will you help?

Because He Lives

The uncertainty of life becomes more real as I experience weekends like this past one. A good friend and fellow Christ follower collapsed at his home. Heart attacks can be vicious. He is clinging to life as I write this.

Yet Sunday brought hope (in the midst of crisis) as I was reminded of Jesus' victory over death. Those who believe have nothing to fear.

Beacuse HE lives, I can face tomorrow....

He Did It!

Jesus did just what He said!

What a Savior!

I cannot get Him off my mind....and that's good!

Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Ultimate Love

I cannot fully comprehend the geometry of God's love for us--its depth, its width, its height--but I sure am thankful for it.

Could it be that our ultimate task--our vision, our dream, our mandate-- is wrapped in the command to love Him and love others with that same kind of love?