This is another installment in a series on having a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit within us. The previous posts were published 2/6, 4/16, 23, 30, and 5/7 and 14. An important factor in growing in our ability to hear from the Holy Spirit is what I refer to as the …
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Hearing God Speak – Conversational Prayer
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
Hearing God Speak – The Mind of Christ
This is a second installment in a series on the Biblical priority given to a conversational relationship with the Holy Spirit within us. The previous post was published February 6. Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers that we have the mind of Christ – how will He make us of that mind if He does …
Ancient Paths
“Thus says the Lord: stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.” - Jeremiah, the prophet While it seems that "successful" churches are those who are …
Hitchhiker in the Kingdom
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, …
Prayers of Faith: Reliance
Third in a series on prayers of faith. “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting….” - James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth Praying, despite all the ink devoted to discussing it, seems …
The Nature of Effective Leadership
”Change is not merely necessary to life — it is life.” - Alvin Toffler, Future Shock “Weep not that the world changes—did it keep A stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep.” - William Cullen Bryant A guest post from golevel5services.com Effective leaders pursue personal growth and change. They are not content to …
The Long Road to Journaling
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you” - Colossians 3:16. As I progressed (regressed?) through my college years in the late 70’s, I began to keep notes on what I was learning from reading the Bible. I had no other plan in mind, so I simply began to write in the margins of …
The Nature of Leadership
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.“ — John Quincy Adams A Leadership post from the blog at golevel5services.com If you are seeking to make your leadership effective even in the face of adaptive challenges, the following few posts will identify key factors …
Oneness Leads to Fullness
“And you can see them there on Sunday morning Stand up and sing about what it's like up there They called it paradise, I don't know why You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye” “The Last Resort” (Written by T. Graham Brown and Bruce C. Bouton) The Eagles sang these words as a stinging …
One Pursuit 