God’s Presence in the Midst of a Pandemic

by | Apr 9, 2020 | Leadership, Rest

Do you, like me, feel inadequate and a bit overwhelmed during this time of pandemic?  Moses knew this feeling often. He came to realize that he needed God’s presence every minute and every step in the desert. In fact, God said to Moses, My presence will go...

Don’t Look Back

by | Aug 1, 2019 | Leadership, Listening

Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God. Luke 9:62 NIV Contemporary farmers with state-of-the-art tractors plow the fields with GPS and sensing devices. However, I live several miles from Amish farmers who plow the fields...

From Whom Should I Learn?

by | Jun 27, 2019 | Leadership, Lessons Learned, Listening

My willingness to be open and teachable determines the path of my life journey. What I learn is influenced by where I turn for answers and to whom I listen. The WHO is often as important as the WHAT in learning. Early in my teenage years my mother and father...

Weather Forecast

by | Apr 11, 2019 | Leadership

The weather forecast calls for. . . Whatever the weatherman says causes me to jump into action:          Rain. . . an umbrella          Snow. . . a shovel and salt...

All-knowing Bob

by | Nov 15, 2018 | Attitude, Leadership, Lessons Learned

Soon after arriving in Budapest a Greek physician asked me, "Do you know why God called you to Hungary?" With confidence I replied, "Yes, I think I do know." This kind, wise man quickly challenged me by saying that the God he knows is so much...