Just Watch

Click here to read Acts 19. When you walk into a room, what happens? Are you one of those people that others are drawn too? (It is okay if you say yes 🙂 ) I am very confident you have been gifted and blessed with some gift that God has given you because the peopleContinue reading “Just Watch”

Confidence in the Calling

Click here to read Acts 14:1-7. It’s the same things that have happened to Paul and Barnabas before. People are undermining the truths they are speaking and are doing everything they can to discredit and remove the “threat” other leaders consider Paul to be. Have you experienced this kind of situation in your life? BeingContinue reading “Confidence in the Calling”

Hey, Why Not?

Click here to read Acts 8:26-40. I know you have been in this position. Suddenly you feel like you should go to a certain place, or go down a certain trail (road, path, aisle, etc.). You’re not sure why, it’s just a feeling. You go about your business to finish what you came to doContinue reading “Hey, Why Not?”

Keep Moving Forward

Click here to read the passage for today: Acts 8:1-4. The cards seem to be stacked against you. It seems like everyone is against you or making your life more difficult. We have all had those days, or even those weeks, where it seems nothing we do will improve the situation. A co-worker could haveContinue reading “Keep Moving Forward”

Love Changes the World

  Every person has a story of how the world is not how everyone else sees it. Every generation tells of how the world is completely different from how “it used to be.” What do we mean by this? I think we are all trying to tell how the world is changing, in our ownContinue reading “Love Changes the World”

After Hours

OFFICE HOURS Ministry in the Marketplace Part 6 What are your plans after you reach retirement age? Are we only working now so we can play and relax after we retire? I have come to the understanding that we have misguided ourselves when it comes to retirement. Retirement is not simply quitting work and spendingContinue reading “After Hours”

Off Hours

OFFICE HOURS Ministry in the Marketplace Part 4 We have been focusing on our lives during the working hours. This week, we have the chance to look at what it should look like when we are off work. I am one of those people who loves my vocation. After all, I get to speak aboutContinue reading “Off Hours”

Investing Hours

OFFICE HOURS Ministry in the Marketplace Part 3 This week, we are focusing on how we spend our time at work. Since this is where we end up spending most of our time during the week, how do we relate to those around us? Yes, our families are the most important relationships; but the amountContinue reading “Investing Hours”

More Than Words

Have you ever been told, “just pray about it?” I have told people this for years, especially when there is something of importance going on whether it be with vocation, relationships, new projects, etc. Prayer is one of the things that we know is important; but a great deal of us don’t really put tooContinue reading “More Than Words”

Filled With Expectation

As I read the verses for today, I think of the Johnny Carson show where Ed McMahon announced, “Heeeeere’s Johnny!!!” The expectation of the audience was raised when those words were spoken with excitement. I remember watching the Johnny Carson Show and loving hearing him announced. I think a similar response happened with the crowd aroundContinue reading “Filled With Expectation”