I recently read a testimony of a person who walked into church for the first time and heard the gospel. She was a young mom struggling with being a single mom with absolutely not time to even come to grips with what giving her life to Jesus meant. Another young mom in the church watched…

Word of Encouragement, from Tony Dungey's THE MENTOR LEADER, Chapter 3 "Self-examination should be more intentional and regular, not just dictated by the demands of a particular moment." In my own life, I have learned that I live in a spiritual pattern of growth, settle, struggle, examine and then grow again. That has been consistent since…

From Tony Dungi's The Mentor Leader Week 3 A critical decision for a leader to make answers the question, "Do I want to get involved and make an investment in this person?" Here at Wesley we will soon be launching a new discipleship path based on biblical shepherding and the leadership model given us by Jesus.…

Word of Encouragement based on THE MENTOR LEADER by Tony Dungey. Chapter 3 Godly leaders have decided to see themselves from outside their own being and attempt to have a self view that is Godly. To accomplish this, we need to be willing to see ourselves as we really are. As we enter…

The Mentor Leader, Chapter two. Great teams have a chemistry and that chemistry begins with a fundamental attitude. Life is not about me. Leaders on winning teams have decided they want to mentor younger players because there really is no way to win otherwise. "The mentoring mindset can be seen in Jesus' interactions with others."…

I recently read Tony Dungey's book The Mentor Leader. It is a very good read. Most people do not consider themselves leaders. In fact the vast majority of people would say, "just tell me what to do." So The Mentor Leader one would think has a limited audience. Not so. The principles are for all…

As we learn about God's providence, we can begin to see just how faithful God is to us. Paul tells the Philippians, "My God shall supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 Even when we make a mistake, God faithfully provides. Sometimes we focus too much attention on…

As we seek to learn about God's providential plan for us in the scheme of creation, it is important to remember that we are all together part of a plan for all of creation. When we think, "what is God's plan for my life," we often do not think, "How can I further God's plan…

So as we ended 2017 we decided that 2018 was going to be an A+ year and we were not going to let circumstances hinder our progress toward becoming like Jesus. So far this year I have had the flu and now Brenda has pneumonia. And I keep saying to myself, "try, try, try." What…

Just a few more days of lights on the tree. I like it when the rain is falling, it is cold outside and I sit down to a nice bowl of homemade chili. Peace, peace. One small light lights up an entire room of darkness, just a small light. And Jesus says He is the…