Are you lonely at the top? Isolation comes when leaders make unpopular choices, enforce difficult executive motions, balance ragged budgets or make risky solo decisions. At these times, leadership can…
Armor up! When we pray Scripture, we are doing battle God’s way. The battle is not against flesh and blood. 2 Corinthians 10:4 reminds us, “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” Obeying God’s instructions, we put on our ‘spiritual armor’ and stand firm in the authority of Christ.
I’m an avid wilderness hiker. I’ve learned the best hike experience occurs when I stay on the trail, abide by the markers and follow my map. I always plan ahead,…
Recovery programs in my city require a one-year court-ordered commitment, the individual’s progress is monitored by a probation officer. For over a decade, I’ve volunteered at The Mission at Kern…
Are you an extrovert? You like to be the life of the party, right? Or would you prefer to be behind the scenes? (Introverts are the ones who usually plan…
April 29, 2018 is the sixty-first birthday of Paul Eugene Giesbrecht. But it's our ninth year to celebrate his birthday on this earth with out him. It’s hard to know what…
“How could church people be so mean?” I thought to myself. Just a few hours earlier, my pastor- husband had been told to turn in his resignation. Now, I was…
Do you know who you are? You might say, of course, I am (your name). I work (your employment). I am single, married to (your spouse's name) and I have…
What's Your Name? "Becky, Kathy, Casper, Ginger, oh whatever your name is..." mom's voice was shrill and exasperated by the time she went through the list of names in our…
I remember a few years ago I overheard my preschool son tell his sister, my elementary aged daughter, “You are not the boss of me.” There was another time, this…