Hold Your Dreams Loosely — The Spacious Place

Something happened when I turned 50. I started to see the world differently. Fifty isn’t a magic number, but I suppose the realization that you have almost certainly passed the halfway point in your life (and maybe you’re well beyond it) does something to your perspective. I began to care less about what other people… Continue reading Hold Your Dreams Loosely — The Spacious Place

The Lord’s Prayer Explained

Every Christian should commit the Lord’s Prayer to memory. At one point, Jesus’ disciples came to Him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” And He did just that: “[Jesus] said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as… Continue reading The Lord’s Prayer Explained

What is Biblical Community?

You’ve probably heard the saying, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” So, who do you spend the most time with? Maybe it’s your best friend, spouse, or coworkers. Whoever you’re thinking of, know this: God didn’t create us to walk through life alone.  In Genesis 2, God said… Continue reading What is Biblical Community?

The Love in Leadership | Leadership Devotional

“It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end” (John 13:1 NIV). The Truth About Leadership I have had the honor of knowing hundreds—probably… Continue reading The Love in Leadership | Leadership Devotional

Approaching Prayer with Joy-Filled Trust

I hate the Rubik’s Cube. When the Rubik’s Cube craze hit in 1980, I bought one. I was so cool; I got all the colors the same—on one side. Oh, great. There are five other sides. I got my clueless fingers on one of those how-to-solve booklets, and very methodically—very slowly—I manipulated that stupid cube. Once it… Continue reading Approaching Prayer with Joy-Filled Trust

Spiritual Disciplines (by Cathe Laurie) | Discipline Devotional

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16–17 NIV). Before I ever began to dance, I spent hours at the barre. Stretching. Practicing. Repeating. . . and… Continue reading Spiritual Disciplines (by Cathe Laurie) | Discipline Devotional

Leading By Influence Rather Than Power

Leading by influence rather than power is demonstrated in 2 Chronicles 23-24. The story reads like a fairy tale, but without the typical ending. Here’s what we learn from it. Leading by influence rather than power. Honoring God rather than yourself. And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that… Continue reading Leading By Influence Rather Than Power

Devoted to God

1 1-3 Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen,… Continue reading Devoted to God