I was reading Lamentations recently, and I was struck by Jeremiah’s words: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.” If you know the setting of Lamentations (the title itself gives quite a bit away), you know that many people would find it difficult to speak...
If you’re a leader, you know (or soon will know) that leadership is rewarding but also difficult. Too often people see leaders as solely responsible for both successes and failures (whether fairly or unfairly).To lead well through the inevitable challenges, we have to...
Psalm 133 pushes us to think deeply about unity among believers. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! People can share theological positions, political opinions, and/or cultural similarities, yet not be united. Individuals can share...
I am in Manila this week for our Every Nation Seminary Residential Intensive with sixty-three students/leaders from twenty-seven nations. When I meet with and hear from these students on topics like global mission and apostolic leadership, I become even more...
As individuals grow in their leadership capacity, it can become easy to ignore the voices of anyone outside the leadership circle. Tragically, the more authority, favor, and power a leader gets, sometimes the less they listen. But many times, the wisdom of God comes...
Psalm 1 tells us that there are only two ways to live: “the way of the righteous” or “the way of the wicked.” One way is to be planted near streams of WATER. The other is blown about by the WIND. Reading Psalm 1 recently, I was reminded of the famous Robert Frost...
