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“What’s your vision?� is a question that causes me to roll my eyes and sigh. I’ve been in and around the modern business world, where the vision/mission statement model first gained prominence, long enough to see the drawbacks of this strategy. Most people involved in the day to day operatio...

I couldn’t have done it. I could not have cut the throat of that young lamb. My heart goes out to Dr. Lanik who mustered up the courage to try only to find that the knife was too dull and to have to try over and over again. I probably would have been sobbing with everyone else there that day. To s...

This day’s devotional provided a thought provoking and challenging image of God as a fierce lion. But even more challenging to me was the picture of what we are called to do, stand in the gap for our people as Moses and Abraham before us. It’s a hard idea to wrap our minds around. First of all, ...

Goats can be a handful. They can be stubborn and independent and rather than “flock� they often head off on their own. As is mentioned in other day’s reflections goats cause the most hassle for shepherds. Surely I’m not the only pastor who has struggled with goats in his own ministry, people...

I wonder how many times I’ve said, or muttered to myself, “If I could just preach on Sundays and not have to worry about the drama, administration, politics, emails, and countless meetings with people during the week, everything would be so much simpler.� And I supposed it would be, I could ju...