Faith Posts

5 Years Ago Today

The day prior I heard that three of my closest colleagues had lost their jobs. My heart ached for these friends as we’d shared many memorable experiences together. In some cases, they were staff members of mine and I... Read More »

Happy Anniversary

Yes, its our one year anniversary for this blog. We had the opportunity this past weekend to skim through all the blogs written over the course of the past year and it’s truly been an eventful year. One of... Read More »

Faithfulness – Not a common word we use these days

@AaronBrockett, Lead Pastor, at Traders Point Christian Church is presently teaching through the book of Hebrews. This weekend’s message was from chapter 3 with the themes of “faithfulness” and” hardening of your heart”. One the points Aaron makes is... Read More »

What do God and Almond Joy have to do with one another?

Yesterday was my monthly retreat day. For the majority of the past year, I’ve been taking the first Friday to get away with my Bible, a notepad, and seek God’s voice. Some of these days have been particularly fruitful,... Read More »

“Do I really know what the desert is like?”

As many know, I recently got back from a trip to Kenya where I spent time in the slums of the Mathare Valley. It’s hard to put into words the range of emotions experienced during this our trip. The... Read More »

“I Promise”

One of the highlights of our trip! More to share in weeks to come. God bless, Chris http://servingtheworld.org/2013/09/15/i-promise/ Read More »

Whose agenda are you leading toward?

Over the past few weeks, I have been reading one of the best leadership books I’ve read in awhile, Spiritual Leadership by Henry & Richard Blackaby. What really stands out in this book is the essence of what’s captured... Read More »

Should we be on vacation?

Ever since our children were born, we’ve gone to Florida nearly ever year. For the most part, it’s been with other members of the family and makes for fond memories. While there are other areas we’ve been and considered,... Read More »

We’ve got to stop saying “no” for people!

Yes, just prior to needing to make a decision on whether or not to reach out to our entire network to see if they wanted to partner with us, I heard the message “we’ve got to stop saying ‘no’... Read More »

You’re Invited to the Banquet

This past week was the 3rd week of the month in which I have multiple Truth@Work roundtables. For various reasons, meeting attendance was down in several of these meetings as well as other meetings across the nation. One particular... Read More »