Hosea has never been a Bible book I've paid a lot of attention to. Until now, I may have never quoted it. None of my favorite or memory verses are from it. But as I read it now, I'm amazed...
Tag: Fellowship with God
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Time with My Friend
A friend is someone I will make time for. If someone offers friendship to me, it's a rare privilege, but if I do not make time to be with him, we are not friends. Moses understood this."The Lord would speak...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
It’s OK to Bowl Alone
Yesterday I went bowling alone, and I enjoyed it immensely. I was in Evansville, Indiana, with my son Dru and his friend Christian who were in a bouldering competition. I had a couple hours to kill before the comp actually...
Spiritual Life
Mountain Climbing Dangers, Decisions, and Devotions
I feel a need to comment on my own post from February 24, "Just to Be Close to You." I wrote that devotional based on Exodus 24 where Moses and the Israelite leaders climbed the mountain and worshiped God. There...
Spiritual Life
Just to Be Close to You …
I am often frustrated by the fact that even though I want to be a leader after God's own heart, I can't quite carry it out as I want to. I desire to be closer to him, abiding in a...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
What if God Showed Up in Our Meeting?
"Wouldn't it be great if God would just show up physically in our meeting? It would be awesome if he would show himself or if we could literally hear his spoken voice!" "But be careful! You did not see the...
Spiritual Life
Snow Day Devotional
I'm working from our kitchen table today, but it's not easy to focus. Every so often, I look out the glass sliding doors into our back yard and watch the snow coming down. It really is awe-inspiring to watch as...
Leader's Heart-Overflow
Leading Down the Mountain
Spiritual leadership begins with the heart to be led. It involves humble surrender of "my" leadership as an act of stewardship to God. Moses displayed this kind of leadership. Moses returned from the mountain and called together the leaders of the...