Husband: But, I brought you flowers, honey. I can?t believe you?re still mad at me. Every husband will tell you there is very little value in bringing home flowers for his wife after an argument if the gesture isn?t genuine. Flowers, if only given to as a means of escaping shared time with the family […]
A Snow Plant in the Summer??
Sunscreen, bug repellent, and triple-digit temperatures have all become the norm as of late.? That?s right, friends, it?s summer.? As my family and I have recently made our home in the mountains of northern California, our yard has shown that reality all the more.? Here, we see new-to-us plants that only get one shot at […]
Living As an Answer
We can make our plans…
Last week, I attended the memorial service of Chuck Miller, friend and colleague of mine with The Leadership Institute.? Anyone who knew Chuck knew him for his ability to turn any moment into a lesson that would draw us into further dependence on Jesus.? It?s Chuck that brought home the lesson of Pitcher / Cup, […]
What Fuels Mission?
Ain’t nobody got time to sit around a campfire and sing Kumbaya. Poverty. Sex trafficking. Starvation. People who don’t know Jesus. We have to get to work because people are dying. Sometimes, prayer needs to take a back seat, after all, with so much work to be done. The worst thing we could do […]
Joyously Somber News Regarding Chuck Miller
Dear Friends of The Leadership Institute, We are writing to announce the passing this past weekend of Dr. Chuck Miller, one of the pillars of our ministry. He was one of the four founding faculty of The Leadership Institute. The creation of, and what the Institute has become, is unimaginable without him. A giant has […]
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Like her parents, my oldest daughter is more on the introvertive side.? Sure, we can host crowds of people, or invite friends over, but we find our energy reprovisioned in a still and quiet house, being able to rest, read, pray and relax. So it was appropriate after a busy season of hosting that […]
