Tag: courage
BreakAway Minute rules the mornings
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.
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Leap Year: Live to Give
PREPARATION
Generosity is a core value of Jesus followers. It displays the power of God and describes who we are.
It all starts with a decision to risk. When we give our time, our talents, and our money we are risking a piece of our hearts. It is our faith in God that empowers us to turn [...]
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 [...]
Unwrapping the heart of Thanksgiving
PREPARATION
The family gathered around the Thanksgiving table and began sharing the things they were thankful for. The youngest sat there patiently listening. Then finally it was his turn. He looked at that big old turkey on the platter by his dad and said, “I’m thankful I wasn’t born with feathers!” His words will be remembered [...]
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, [...]
Forget the speeches, take action
PREPARATION
Faith is not about choosing the right section in the stands, dressing in the team colors, or yelling for, or at, the team on the field. Faith doesn’t get drunk and obnoxious and rude; it doesn’t cross it’s fingers and wish for humiliation and defeat on the field. Faith is not about cheering and winning.
In [...]
Listening for echoes
Looking for Jesus where He lived
The last day of our Holy Ground Adventure was filled with insights and inspiration. On this day we unwrapped fresh layers of Jesus in the place He called home.
After his Synagogue confrontation in Nazareth, Jesus came to live in Capernaum along the North shore of the Sea of Galilee. In [...]
Jesus was here, but He is coming back
Inspiration and imagination remain
The Mediterranean Sea was a welcome sight. The cool breeze and pounding waves were relaxing and refreshing. We walked the shore and imagined majestic building pushing their way above the rocks and out into the sea.
After the seaside adventure, we walked to the top of Megiddo. It seems this poor town has [...]
Tired of the ugliness?
PREPARATION
I’m tried of the ugliness. The financial struggles this year are ugly. The 2012 election cycle promises to be one of the ugliest campaigns in history. Public discourse is punctuated with disrespect and foul language. As news breaks from day to day we are exposed to all manner of creative ugliness. In last few months [...]
The benefits outweigh the costs
PREPARATION
Why are there not more believers keeping journals? Perhaps, too many of us have been deceived into thinking our lives aren’t worth journaling about. Or, maybe some of us are just plain lazy.
Over time, a journal becomes a confidential record of what’s going on inside, while you’re still kicking on the outside. I’m not talking [...]
Ice Cream after Disaster
PREPARATION
Major disasters rock our world. They may even transform us for a time, but truth is, even after all the promises to never forget and to get serious about faith, we fail.
Why is that?
Does faith wear out or does it get pushed out? On most occasions I think the latter. Sometimes it’s outright defiance, sometimes [...]
Day wasted? or Moment of inspiration?
PREPARATION
Lori walked past the elderly woman before the image of the moment really registered. Something wasn’t right. That woman was crying and she needed some help. So, Lori turned around and asked, “Are you OK?”
The woman sobbed and shared that she was losing her eyesight and was struggling to find her way home with all [...]
Look for life surrounded by death
PREPARATION
We were in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Lyn and I were talking to one of the employees at the Glenwood Caverns. He was an engaging engineering student from the University of Colorado at Boulder, who thoroughly enjoyed his summer job as a cave tour guide.
He relished telling the stories connected to the cave, making the tour [...]
Faith in the Backstory
PREPARATION
Our churches are full of believers who are saved, but have not yet sensed a call. In Revelation 12:11 terms, these believers feel powerless. They have touched the blood, but their story, their testimony, is yet to be told.
So, after 4 years of foundation building at the Faith Coaching Network, we are responding to HIS [...]
6 Goals of an Influencer
PREPARATION
Jesus on earth was a gift from God, a never-ending revelation of life. Wherever he went, He was the story. He had a way of capturing attention, not like Harrison Ford, or Oprah, or Lindsay Lohan. He didn’t attract fans, He attracted followers. Jesus was compelling and challenging and unexpected. He had a captivating way [...]
