Tag Archives: relationships

Your Life, a Message

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Scott Shaum

I have been reflecting on the reality and impact of long-term, unresolved adversity in life. We all know someone, you might be that someone, who lives with unresolved physical ailment – the kind that alters how one goes about life. … Continue reading →

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Real Time Hope Amidst Real Time Life

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Scott Shaum

Ours is a Personal, Immediate God We do not promote deism – the belief in a supreme being who wound up creation then let it go on its own; a god who is aloof, passive and distant. Ours is a … Continue reading →

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Resiliency: The Backlash Boogie

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Scott Shaum

Backlash is a shocker when it happens the first couple of times. We show up with the intentions of helping in a situation and it backfires. People are not happy, in fact they resist. What’s more, what we sought to … Continue reading →

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A Returned Gaze

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Scott Shaum

“So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ‘You are a God of seeing,’                             for she said, ‘Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.‘”     … Continue reading →

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Is Your Organization Healthy?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Scott Shaum

I have job security because, in part, there is a lack of organizational health. That is a loud statement. It is not an exaggeration that the majority, by a wide margin, of hurts I interface with at a personal level … Continue reading →

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Theme #5: Lack of Permission for Personal Development and Care

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Scott Shaum

(This is one of a five part series on responding to thematic issues affecting member care providers and cross-cultural worker’s health and effectiveness. You can read the intro.) Some Assumptions I bring into this topic an assumption. That assumption is that God’s … Continue reading →

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Forgive, For We all Mess Up

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Scott Shaum

One of the marks of resiliency in any environment is the willingness to be gracious and forgive. In other words, lack of forgiveness is a major cause of attrition.  I often say that it is not a matter of if I will … Continue reading →

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The Essential Need of Character Growth

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Scott Shaum

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 →

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