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...
It’s Time to Eject Your Mixtape

It’s Time to Eject Your Mixtape

I want to talk now about mixtapes. They were the 1980s version of a playlist, but instead of living in iTunes, they lived on good old-fashioned plastic cassettes. When a cassette broke, you didn’t take it to the Apple Genius bar. You took a number-2 yellow pen­cil,...
Seven Ways to Battle the Urge to Quit 

Seven Ways to Battle the Urge to Quit 

I quit! Admit it. Sometimes you feel like shouting it from the highest rooftop…or the closest podium. I quit!  I’m done with people who are ungrateful and selfish. I’m finished with ministry leaders who serve their own agenda.  I’m exhausted by ministry participants...