Obedience

“Success is obedience to God, not results we can measure.” “When we obey God, we find great comfort in leaving the consequences up to Him.” I’ve been studying Beth Moore’s Paul: 90 Days on His Journey of Faith.  I am so fascinated by the life of Paul.  There is just so much of his ministry […]

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Sunday Lessons

G R A T E F U L I long for my life to be marked by this word. Today we kicked off our new series “Better Days” and Pete challenged us to evaluate how much cynicism effects our level of hope and faith.  It’s so easy to get trapped by the negativity and fear-based […]

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Fear of Death

Fear and Death in the same phrase is like a double-whammy isn’t it?! That’s what I thought when Jess and Angie invited me to be a part of the Bloom Book Club discussions.  Me, contribute to a discussion on the fear of death?  Yikes! But we did indeed have some great discussion, mostly because Angie […]

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Introvert Leaders

Can introverts really be great leaders? I ask, because I like to believe I’m both but sometimes I think my introvert gets in the way of me being a great leader. Sometimes I have no relational energy left for others.  I become short.  I get distant.  I have no desire to be needed or to […]

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Take the Stairs

My friend and fellow Cross Pointer, Rory Vaden, is gearing up to release his new book Take the Stairs. I’m a huge fan of the thoughts and principles Rory shares on the power of self-discipline.  The book doesn’t release for a couple of more months (you’ll hear more from me then), but I’m excited that […]

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Integrity

Integrity owns it. Without excuses. Without justification.   A person of integrity owns there mistakes and the consequences. And every time they own it, they earn a little more of it.

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Do You Know How to Grow?

It wasn’t too long after I began working in ministry full-time that I got a startling question from a Cross Point attendee.  As we were walking out of the service, she stopped me in the back of the auditorium and with great sincerity asked me where she could purchase a Bible. I was a little […]

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Passion, Pride & God’s Will

I was talking to a friend the other day about a project that I was leading and how I was questioning whether I needed to continue with it or not.  I explained to her that I just wasn’t very passionate about it and maybe this just isn’t something I’m supposed to be doing (aka “God’s […]

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Passion, Pride & God's Will

I was talking to a friend the other day about a project that I was leading and how I was questioning whether I needed to continue with it or not.  I explained to her that I just wasn’t very passionate about it and maybe this just isn’t something I’m supposed to be doing (aka “God’s […]

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