Redirection Produces Greater Fruit Than A Harsh Rebuke

Helping them to develop a better approach to have their need recognized while respecting the needs of everyone else in the group takes a lot of positive reinforcement and intentional redirection, but it's worth the effort.

Many years ago, I supervised a pre-school in a refugee camp where many kids had behavioural issues due to trauma. I knew that punishing a child for inappropriate behaviour wasn’t as helpful as guiding them to find a resolution. By helping them navigate through conflict, I was contributing to their self-awareness and problem-solving skills. After […]

So, How’s That Working For You?

I've witnessed ministries and nations crumble under self-entitled delusions and deceptions. I have also seen them crumble under excessive people-pleasing. Is there a solution?

Please forgive the vocabulary and slang used in today’s thoughts. I found I couldn’t express my point in my usual devotional style. To understand where I am coming from, I suggest you read the chapters in 1 Kings right after the death of Solomon, starting in chapter twelve. “The Fall And Division Of The Nation […]

Be Faithful in All Things, No Matter How Small

Looking for ministry opportunities? Despise not the small things, Be faithful with what God has put before you and look to Him to promote you in the right season.

Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) – “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.” Years ago, I heard the following illustration two or three times within a short period. Forgive me for not remembering my sources. This tale impacted me greatly. Perhaps I’ve added my befuddled twist to the tale. […]

Isolation Breeds Temptation of Unhealthy Connection

Photo credit: Pixabay - Marisa04 People say I'm wise in the ways of the Internet. Perhaps, but I earned it through graduating with a degree in “Learning Lessons the Hard Way.”

God designed us with the need to be seen, heard, valued, cherished, and respected. While He could abundantly meet these needs Himself, He created us to do life with others. It is not needy to have needs. It is healthy. The enemy does everything in His power to sabotage God’s original intent of connection between […]

Throwing out the Baby with the Bath Water?

Are you dismissing all the good someone once did in your life because they are no longer the person they once were?

Many many years ago, I learned that an author who I greatly admired and whose books helped me immensely in the early years of my healing from some past traumas, fell from grace, to put it mildly. I had a decision to make back then. I could discount all the healing and insight I received […]

The Cross – Our Muster Point

The Cross - Christianity's Muster Point

Ephesians 4:1-5 -“I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one […]