Tag: Belief
The Invitation
PREPARATION
Several years ago, when I read The Shack, it took me on a journey. William Young has written a book that provokes and prods us, but at the same time lifts and liberates us. It begins with a single envelope in Mac’s mailbox. Inside is a call, an invitation, a challenge: “Mackenzie, It’s been a [...]
In Santa’s Secret Service?
PREPARATION
Jordan was sitting on the park bench right by the bike trail, when a boy about 5 years old sat down and started winding what appeared to be his own very special Mickey Mouse watch. Jordan said, “What a neat watch! Does it tell you the time?”
Without even looking up the boy responded, “No, you [...]
Christmas list
Our Christmas list this year
(focused on technology needs)
As Christmas draws near, businesses and institutions around the world make Christmas gift decisions. Please consider Faith Coaching Network in your mix of worthy non-profits and local charities.
Our 2011 needs are:
* MacBook Air 13in 256GB
* iPad2 wifi-3g 32GB with ATT
* Final Cut movie production software for Mac
* Canon [...]
The secret reason for thanksgiving
PREPARATION
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, sneaking in under the radar. Has it’s uniqueness been co-opted or compromised by our economic rush toward Christmas?
“Yes!”
From the beginning, this American holiday was not about food and football, as much as it was about reserving a day to celebrate the spirit of thankfulness. It was, and still is, [...]
X Marks the Spot
PREPARATION
I like those large backlit maps in malls and airports that show all the shops and services of the place. The map has no idea where you want to go, but it does know exactly where you are. If you are looking at the map, “You are Here,”
That said, I have often longed for a [...]
Focus on the internship
PREPARATION
Remember the nameless, rich young leader who asked Jesus, “What should I do now?” It seems that he had reached a level of uneventful comfort. Life had settled into a pattern of predictability. But, deep inside there was a haunting suspicion: Could there be more to all this than simply not doing anything wrong and [...]
So, what do you collect?
PREPARATION
There were twenty strangers standing around, coffee in hand, scanning the crowd for familiar faces. We were all waiting for the training program to begin.
“They call me “Buzzard,” the guy next to me blurted out, “not sure how it all got started but over the years I’ve grown used to it. My mother even calls [...]
Can this happen today?
PREPARATION
There were three reasons for my condition: scheduled construction work on the new freeway interchange, the newly reduced speed limit through construction, and a stalled 2006, black, Honda Pilot. I wished it was different. I wished for wings to fly around and over the problem, but as I was told early in life, “wishes are [...]
Do it today…sit down and write
PREPARATION
You can’t help it, your story is your expression of vision and revelation. Regardless of how secretive you are, your story puts your values and passions on display for the whole world to see. It’s a God thing and you are doing it with or without a pen.
Your story is more than a collection of [...]
10 Things to Do with Elevator Time: Plus 1
PREPARATION
OK, just for fun, I have 10 off-the-wall suggestions for your next elevator ride:
Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside ask: “Got enough air in there?”
Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you Admiral.
Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and [...]
Marcus Brecheen
Fish on Fridays
When I was in elementary school, we always had fish on Fridays. It never made sense to me. We didn’t have hamburgers on Mondays or chicken pot pie on Wednesdays; no other food enjoyed the privilege of being able to command a day all to itself. Except for fish. When I inquired about [...]
God still shows up
Time has never been more valuable, spend it here.
For many people in this culture, God is crowded out… relegated to one day a week inside church walls. But, in spite of the attempts to conceal him and confine him, he finds a way to show up in the most unexpected and unimaginable places. I bet [...]
This is bigger than you
Preparation
Have you had an “oh-no” moment lately? You know that lump that wasn’t there before, your employer announces layoffs and you get a note to see the boss, out of the blue your spouse says, “This marriage is over, I want out,” you suddenly realize that no one has called you just to talk in [...]
Faith Notes Get Personal
A free dose of faith conditioning
Subscribing to my weekly e-message called Faith Notes is STEP-ONE toward taking faith outside the walls of church and into the streets. Each Monday morning subscribers are greeted by an inspirational faith-story in their inbox.
The goal is simple: GoFaith.
The structure is always: The story.
The outline is expected: Preparation | Inspiration [...]
Starting blocks
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 [...]
