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Tag Archives: humility
A Waiting Posture
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him” Psalm 37:7 One of the more uncomfortable postures in life is that of waiting. Waiting for a follow-up phone call on a job interview. Waiting for the doctor to call with the test results. … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health, Thinking Well
Tagged Advent, character development, followership, humility, Modeling for others, reflection, relationship with God, Rest, self-awareness, self-care, shepherd's example, Spiritual vitality, Waiting
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The Essential Need of Character Growth
Coming Full Circle If you have not read the post previous to this one, please take a moment to read it. The heart of spiritual formation is union with Christ. Personal formation, or character maturation, is a corollary of that … Continue reading
Simple Faithfulness in Troubling Times
Recently life has felt disorienting. I have learned that God takes me into these rather unpleasant seasons for his loving purposes. I still don’t like them. The book of Ruth is a masterfully written story that informs me in these … Continue reading
Personal Retreat
Retreating I regularly have the honor at speaking at all sorts of gatherings. Some of those gatherings are retreats. Retreats are places where we go to, you know, retreat. We deliberately flee the “normal” life so that we can engage parts … Continue reading
Posted in Living Wisely, Personal Vitality, Resources, Spiritual Vitality, The Shepherd's Health
Tagged exhaustion, fatigue, holistic health, humility, Jesus' example, Modeling for others, personal retreat, relationship with God, Rest, retreat, sabbath, self-care, shepherd's example, spiritual formation, spiritual retreat, Spiritual vitality
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To Be a Master Caregiver, Be a Practiced Receiver
“A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.” John the Baptist in John 3:27 “Whoever abides in me, and I in him, he it is that will bear much fruit. For without me you can do … Continue reading
What is Success in this Shepherd’s Work We Offer?
Jeremiah was one of those books I loathed to read in my academic days. It was dry and oh so negative. Doom and gloom, over and over again. Rembrandt’s Jeremiah Many years later, Jeremiah has become a hero and even a … Continue reading
Posted in Shepherding Well, Thinking Well
Tagged Faith, humility, identity, Modeling for others, Risk in Ministry, Success
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