Take charge of your day with these 60-second, off-the-wall messages.
Each BAM un-covers a life-message designed to encourage and inspire. Hidden in each story is an intentional desire to put in a good word for God. Make this your story day.
Click here to visit the BreakAway Minute library of sticky stories.
Faith coaches and Story Collectors are rare
The one-of-a-kind, imaginative Creator would, of course, put individuality and uniqueness into the creation that bears HIS image. Being created in the image of God means all God’s people are designed to reason independent of basic instinct, to dream and sing and express emotion, to create and build and [...]
I’ve been preparing for this mission all my life
Can you see beyond yourself? Have you had a second touch? Can your see clearly? Settle back and take the time to listen to all this message. It lasts about 20 minutes. Then consider what God is saying to you about your faith. It’s a simple question: [...]
…with LB Lyon
Add PrayerPoints to your morning routine. Kick off your day with a divine appointment. Join LB Lyon as he challenges us with carefully gathered headlines. Consider the next 60 seconds as a faith focused news briefing sent straight to your ears, just in time for the first sip of coffee.
The door is always [...]
PREPARATION
I asked a Buddhist friend, “What do Christians do that makes them stand out in a crowd?” The answer was short and simple, “They argue.” I know, it sounds unfair, but it’s an honest perspective from an outside observer. And, it’s worth a little discussion.
I do sense an over-abundance of argument in our culture. In [...]
PREPARATION
Although, intimacy with God, listening to His voice, and accepting His call happen on a regular basis inside church walls, in private, and in Sunday worship, faith happens outside, between the weekends, in everyday lives. Faith encounters God on the inside, to make Him proud on the outside.
Faith is not validated or incited inside any [...]
PREPARATION
I thought I recognized his face, but couldn’t remember the name. “Hey man, it’s been a long time!”
“Wow,” he responded. “It sure has. What have you been up to?”
“Well, I collect faith stories. It’s the best thing on the internet. We are publishing stories that make God look good, stories that inspire believers to take [...]
PREPARATION
It was beyond words, one of those things you can’t describe, you have to experience. It’s been almost 4 years since my cataract surgery. After removing the cataract the Doctor replaced my old near-sighted lens with new Crystalens. It only took a few minutes and I walked out of the surgical center seeing clearly without [...]
Let’s build a list
Sometimes the best answers are waiting for that one really good question.
Marcandangel.com provided the original inspiration. I have modified and edited.
Now it’s up to you. Good questions are far more valuable than good answers; good questions lead us up to, and beyond, wonder and wisdom:
How old would you be if you didn’t [...]
Questions that encourage personalized faith
It’s fairly simple to get children to repeat spiritual words and even learn complex spiritual information, but helping them develop an owned, personal, and growing faith is much more complicated.
Hear this: When it comes to Faith Shaping, the most powerful tool in your toolbox is not information or lecture; it’s listening.
Ask [...]
Mobile, carefree, newbie adults rush franticly to arrive at the emergency room ahead of the baby, it’s their rush to miracle. The nurse says, “Doctor, we have a baby here.” It’s messy, chaotic, beautiful and wondrous. “What’s the name?” How many pounds? How long? Flowers. Cards. Calls. Visits. Home. Quiet and questioning. What do we [...]
Leaving fingerprints for God
Parents and pastors are in a perpetual search for the magic strategy, or a proven formula, for instilling faith in the heart’s of the next generation. That search is frustrating and futile. Faith is not instilled by magic words, faith classes, or a special sermon series. The birth of faith is a [...]
It all starts with a simple confession: “I believe that Jesus was God in human form, that he visited this planet, taught us about life to the max, died to rescue us from hopeless narcissism, and that God raised him to complete the master plan giving us resurrection power. And I believe he still lives [...]
Lasting quotes
You may have heard others talk about Jesus:
Angels: He’s the Savior, the King of kings. Luke 2:11
John the Baptist: He’s the Lamb of God. John 1:29
Peter: He’s the Christ, the Son of the living God. Matthew 16:16
John the Apostle: He gives us a relationship with God. John 1:10-13
Nathanael: He is [...]
An Introduction to the Christian God
“It’s easy to get embarrassed by the angry voices of misguided people who claim a special calling from the God of the Bible. And I am appalled at the self-appointed, religious extremists from fringes of Christianity who are giving my God a bad rap. They pop-off, picket, and protest but [...]
Ready for a faith audit?
To keep your faith conditioned, you have to have an action plan. Growing, flourishing faith demands action (2 Thessalonians 1:3-4). Most believers don’t stop long enough to assess the condition of their faith, much less work on a plan to grow it. The basic idea is to just keep it, like [...]
Be more than a list of good words
Ultimately followers of Jesus are called to be the story, to be the light, to be the salt, to make a difference in their world. They instigate and even innovate outside the walls of church. They pray and push, but they never make the choices for anyone else. [...]
Story finding begins with engaging conversation
When God adds your name to the Book of Life, a faith journey begins. It’s unique, it’s sacred, and it’s no longer about you. It’s about God and what he is doing in your space.
Life is now arrayed with God things, divine appointments, holy moments, and second touches. The [...]
Coaches share their collection
Especially the personal stories…Emerging faith coaches share their stories. Believers of every nation long to know they are not alone and that God is still working wonders. People are more powerful than you realize.
Your fingerprint encounters become doses of hope for believers. Even before you realize it, God will use your adventures [...]
2011 was a great year for the FCN
This website enjoyed over 250,000 page views and thousands of faith stories were lifted and enhanced by Faith Notes. Along with the growing impact of the FaithTeam website, Ron’s Facebook and Twitter presence engaged friends in daily faith-shaping conversations.
Responses come in daily, expressing how this ministry has helped [...]
I wish we could have a cyber celebration
We have begun our 5th year at Faith Coaching Network. God has been gracious and patient. In many ways, I feel like we have just now found our place in His vision.
But, We CAN have a cyber challenge
God is up to something new, do you see it?
“See, I am doing [...]
Women of Prayer
As our 5th year begins, the Faith Team is facing the most challenging time in our history.
It’s not just financial, several things have happened all at once. In the middle our prayers about the challenges, God called a small group of faith-focused women from every corner of the world to join HIM in [...]
I was on holy ground, and didn’t know it!
At 7:38, the morning of January 19th, 2002 I awoke with what felt like an elephant standing on my chest and before that fateful day ended, I had experienced three heart events and CODED three times.
My family was told, “If he makes it through the night, he [...]
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