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Disconnect to Get Connected

Disconnect to Get Connected

One way to connect with other people is to disconnect from technology from time to time. I’m a techie, and I love my gadgets. But a few years ago, I became a reluctant convert to the discipline of disconnecting. The insidiousness of having work with me wherever I...

Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

November 16 “An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.” (Proverbs 31:10 NASB) Why is it that on my wife’s birthday every year, I’m the one who feels like he’s received the gift? I met her at a weekly Bible Study. I had been asked to teach the...

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE – PART 8

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE – PART 8

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE HINDRANCES TO GODLY THINKING Part 8   Today we will look at how vows and judgments can interfere with living a changed life.   A vow is a solemn promise to do (or not to do) something. Vows are very important to God.  He...

Daybreak Devotions – Encouragement

Daybreak Devotions – Encouragement

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up . . .” (1 Thessalonians 5:11a NIV) My older daughter was very cautious when she was a young child. This was no more evident than when she was learning how to walk. When she tried taking her first step she fell...

Avoiding Burnout When You Feel Like Giving Up

Avoiding Burnout When You Feel Like Giving Up

Now that fall is upon us and holiday craziness is looming, are you struggling with motivation? Is it taking all you’ve got to just face what’s on your to-do list? I remember waking up one morning and thinking “I don’t feel like getting out of bed.  I don’t feel like...

Why God Doesn’t Want You to Stress

Why God Doesn’t Want You to Stress

What stresses you out? Work? Finances? Your kids? A project you are working on that doesn’t appear to be coming together? An over-packed schedule that has you striving for the impossible? Maybe it’s even your ministry or service to God that has you stressed out!...

Three Ways to Recharge Your Spiritual Battery

Three Ways to Recharge Your Spiritual Battery

Do you know what it’s like to feel spiritually dry? Do you ever wonder if you’re going through the motions? Maybe you feel as if you’ve stopped moving, spiritually, altogether. We all have times when we need to be refreshed, refueled, and re-energized in our...

5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

As a pastor, your job is more than a “job”—it’s a way of life. Even if you have set hours, you probably feel like you’re on call 24/7. With the majority of your time spent with staff, in meetings, researching, writing, and in services…do you ever feel like you don’t...

3 Great Ways To Unwind Right Now

3 Great Ways To Unwind Right Now

Sunday morning seems to come every single week, doesn’t it? Without fail. And depending on your church’s typical weekly schedule, so does Sunday night, Wednesday night, Tuesday morning Bible study, and the recently popular Saturday night services. On top of that,...

Disconnect to Get Connected

Disconnect to Get Connected

One way to connect with other people is to disconnect from technology from time to time. I’m a techie, and I love my gadgets. But a few years ago, I became a reluctant convert to the discipline of disconnecting. The insidiousness of having work with me wherever I...

Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

Daybreak Devotions – Excellent!

November 16 “An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels.” (Proverbs 31:10 NASB) Why is it that on my wife’s birthday every year, I’m the one who feels like he’s received the gift? I met her at a weekly Bible Study. I had been asked to teach the...

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE – PART 8

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE – PART 8

CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE HINDRANCES TO GODLY THINKING Part 8   Today we will look at how vows and judgments can interfere with living a changed life.   A vow is a solemn promise to do (or not to do) something. Vows are very important to God.  He...

Daybreak Devotions – Encouragement

Daybreak Devotions – Encouragement

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up . . .” (1 Thessalonians 5:11a NIV) My older daughter was very cautious when she was a young child. This was no more evident than when she was learning how to walk. When she tried taking her first step she fell...

Avoiding Burnout When You Feel Like Giving Up

Avoiding Burnout When You Feel Like Giving Up

Now that fall is upon us and holiday craziness is looming, are you struggling with motivation? Is it taking all you’ve got to just face what’s on your to-do list? I remember waking up one morning and thinking “I don’t feel like getting out of bed.  I don’t feel like...

Why God Doesn’t Want You to Stress

Why God Doesn’t Want You to Stress

What stresses you out? Work? Finances? Your kids? A project you are working on that doesn’t appear to be coming together? An over-packed schedule that has you striving for the impossible? Maybe it’s even your ministry or service to God that has you stressed out!...

Three Ways to Recharge Your Spiritual Battery

Three Ways to Recharge Your Spiritual Battery

Do you know what it’s like to feel spiritually dry? Do you ever wonder if you’re going through the motions? Maybe you feel as if you’ve stopped moving, spiritually, altogether. We all have times when we need to be refreshed, refueled, and re-energized in our...

5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

5 Quick Ways To Reclaim Your Off Time

As a pastor, your job is more than a “job”—it’s a way of life. Even if you have set hours, you probably feel like you’re on call 24/7. With the majority of your time spent with staff, in meetings, researching, writing, and in services…do you ever feel like you don’t...

3 Great Ways To Unwind Right Now

3 Great Ways To Unwind Right Now

Sunday morning seems to come every single week, doesn’t it? Without fail. And depending on your church’s typical weekly schedule, so does Sunday night, Wednesday night, Tuesday morning Bible study, and the recently popular Saturday night services. On top of that,...

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