Category: career

• REFRESHING MY SOUL

  

  I need to rest. This is an everyday truth for me. But it is hard to rest because I have so much to do each and every day. How will I get everything done if I take time to rest? Who will take up the slack, especially in a busy season of life? These are […]

  Ryan Stratton

  06/12/2022

  ambition, belonging, calling, career, Christian Life, Christianity, glory to God, God’s grace, Life, ministry, pastor, remember, renewal, rest, Sabbath, Truth, uncategoried

  burnout is real, loving God, loving my family, refreshing my soul, signs of burnout, time to rest

• Loving to Life Pt 2

  

  MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE Last week we began a series to help us love people to life. When we go to a new place, it it easy to assume we know what people need to do. In many cases, we may be right. The best thing to do is to pray, and listen, to […]

  Ryan Stratton

  07/06/2018

  belief, believe, bible, calling, career, challenge, Christian Life, Christianity, church, Creativity, devotionals, disciples, evangelism, example, faith, faithful, forgiven, Forgiveness, freedom, glory, glory to God, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, Golden rule, good news, gospel, holy life, holy living, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, judgement, judging, leadership, learning, Life, lifestyle, Love, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, mission, preparation, prepare, priorities, proclaiming Christ, redeemed, service, spiritual growth, spiritual transformation, Temptation, transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  blog series, bringing life, calling of the disciples, grand visions from God, learning patience, loving people, loving people to life, making progress, new life in Christ, taking time in changing things, transformation begins with relationships, transforming a community, work of the Holy Spirit

• Loving to Life Pt 1

  

  You’re in a new organization, work, church, community. You have studied the demographics and have learned about the history of the area. You are excited about the possibilities. Maybe you move to an area that you are not as keen on living in. You see a bleak future, or maybe one that seeks to keep […]

  Ryan Stratton

  06/29/2018

  answers, Apostle Paul, beauty, belief, believe, Bible, Blessings, career, challenge, Christian Life, Christianity, church, conversion, dying, eternal life, example, faith, faithful, God, God’s grace, God’s promises, good news, gospel, Holy Spirit, humanity, influence, invitation, Jesus, leadership, legacy, Life, methodism, methodist, ministry, mission, new life, pastor, praise, pray, Prayer, prayer life, prepare, resurrection, revival, series, transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, Work, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  blessing work, changing jobs, choosing life, Hebrews 3:15, John 10:10, joining God in his work, life to the fullest, listen to God, love to life, moving to a new area, new life in Christ, prayer is first, voice of God

• Putting Out Fires

  

  We are all busy people. There is just too much to do, too much to handle, too much to fix. It never fails that we cannot get ahead in our schedules. Why does this happen? A few weeks ago, I wrote about having too many “irons in the fire.” Today, let’s focus on why we […]

  Ryan Stratton

  12/01/2016

  Advent, Apostle Paul, career, Challenges, character, Christian Life, Christianity, Christmas, church, conflict, confrontation, control, faith, fear, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joy, leadership, mercy, methodism, methodist, mindset, ministry, pastor, priorities, priority, relationships, renewal, repent, revival, Savior, spiritual gifts, Spirituality, Temptation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, words, Work, world, Worship, writing, youth ministry

  body of Christ, each person has gifts, focus on the task at hand, Kingdom of God, place your trust in God, prioritize tasks at hand, putting out fires, reducing stress, the body of Christ, too many irons in the fire, too much stress, we are not lone rangers, we’re in this together, work with the Holy Spirit

• I Believe This Involves Me

  

  Ancient Creed, Living Faith Blog Series Part 5 I invite you to take time to read the scriptures today. Romans 12:5 In the same way, though there are many of us, we are one body in Christ, and individually we belong to each other.     This is the final post in our series on […]

  Ryan Stratton

  11/15/2016

  apostles creed, belief, believe, Blessings, body of Christ, calling, career, Christian Life, Christianity, compassion, disciples, eternal life, faith, faithful, faithfulness, family of God, forgiven, Forgiveness, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Lord, Love, mercy, methodism, methodist, new creation, new life, pastor, praise, Prayer, preaching, reconciled, reconciliation, relationships, religion, renewal, repent, Spirit, transformation, trust, Truth, uncategoried, world, worship, writing, youth ministry

  apostles creed, changed from the inside out, communion of saints, connected to each other, connected to the body of Christ, defined by Jesus Christ, forgiveness of sins, God, God invites us, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, life everlasting, new creation in Christ, not defined by our past, purpose of creeds, reality of the Kingdom of God, resurrection of the body, saved by grace, we are involved, working with God

• Unheard Voices 

  I am not one to engage in political or any form of attack or criticism via social media because I see too much negativity and very little building up of those who did incredibly horrible, insensitive, and just plain wrong things. It hurts when people get hurt, especially people I know because of what it […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/11/2016

  anger, answers, anxiety, arrogance, attitudes, belief, believe, belonging, Bible, career, challenge, character, charity, children, Christian Life, Christianity, church, conflict, confrontation, control, controversy, conversion, disciples, ego, Emotions, entertainment, eternal life, evangelism, Failure, faith, faithful, fear, glory to God, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, hypocricy, invitation, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, mercy, methodism, methodist, Prayer, Relationships, religion, repent, revival, thoughts, Truth, Uncategorized, Worry, writing

  ,changing people’s minds, ,real change can happen, blogs about politics, changing opinions, Changing people’s attitudes, God is love, hearing the whole story, humans have value, Jesus Christ, loving your neighbor, media soundbites, our faith matters, political season, snap judgements, stabdards of living, transforming the world, trusting in God, value of human life

• Sabbath Retreat

  

  I came back from a week in the mountains with some great friends as well as some new men I haven’t met before. This was an incredible week to take time away and rest in the Lord, intentionally. Sabbath rest is extremely important and it is a discipline that is overlooked. One of the books […]

  Ryan Stratton

  10/06/2016

  ambition, anger, anxiety, attitudes, awakening, belief, believe, belonging, Blessings, calling, career, character, Christian Life, Christianity, church, disciples, ego, Emotions, failures, faith, glory to God, God, God’s grace, good news, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, mercy, methodism, methodist, ministry, relationships, time, transformation, Truth, Uncategorized, Work

  Jesus refreshes the soul, let God work in your soul, relationships are important, sabbath rest, time off for God, work 6 days a week

• Careful Career

  What do you do for a living? Do you feel like you are scrutinized for your job? Does your job directly affect the well being other people? The passage we begin this week in James talks about a profession that has many judges and criticizers. This is a profession that many people may think they […]

  Ryan Stratton

  09/14/2015

  belief, bible, bible study, body of Christ, book of James, calling, career, Christian Life, Christianity, church, daily devotionals, devotionals, disciples, faith, glory, glory of God, God, good news, gospel, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, Jesus Christ, job, joy, Life, Love, methodism, methodist, new creation, new life, peace, relationships, renewal, Spirit, spiritual growth, spiritual transformation, Spirituality, transformation, words

  bible study, book of James, daily devotionals, God, God is with us, Good News of Jesus Christ, gospel, gospel of Jesus Christ, holy, Holy Spirit is our counselor, Jesus into your heart, life calling, life is worship, new creation in Christ, new life, new life in Christ, power of words, transform the world, transformation in Christ, trust, Trust God, Trust Jesus