God did this so that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from any one of us. ?For in Him we live and move and have our being.? Acts 17:27 & 28 NIV I have been pondering for the last few months how incredible […]
Living As an Answer
Unexpected
UNEXPECTED Deadbolt snap, front door swoosh, screen door scringe and I step out to cross the porch and down the stairs, to waiting car and off to work. But on this cold, dark mid-October morn, as orange light slips between the railing slats and dissolves unnoticed to black below, I’m stopped in my routine by […]
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, […]
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 […]
An Ordinary Barn
Close your eyes and imagine the unassuming silence & ordinary simplicity of the stable two days before Christ’s anonymous entry into our humanity. Can you see the unremarkable ordinariness of this stable with flies buzzing about just like in a thousand other stables? The farm animals, shepherds, hay, and nearby inn were unwittingly knitted together […]
What do you want me to do, Lord?
What do you want me to do, Lord? The other night I was with a few friends talking about prayer. We were discussing what prayer is and what a vibrant prayer life looks like; we even swerved into discussing the place of prayer within the tension of our free will and God?s sovereign will ? […]
