Tag: faithfulness

  • Youth ministry is ultimately a calling to faithfulness

    Youth ministry is ultimately a calling to faithfulness

    When I was in Michigan for Open Grand Rapids I had the chance of catching up with some families in Romeo. I left that time really, really encouraged. For some, it was the first time I’d seen them in almost 6 years. But you know what? For everyone, it felt like a couple weeks when we…

  • Picking Faithfulness

    Each day is full of choice. Most are benign, seemingly meaningless. For some the payoff is immediate, like what to eat or wear or to do after work. For others the payoff is delayed, like plans you make, what you say to your kids, or the work you do. I’m learning that I have to…

  • 1-2-3 Jump

    Moses. Abraham. David. Joshua. Daniel. Jonah. Isaiah. Nehemiah. [Insert your Bible heroes name here____.] There is one important reason that you know their names and not the names of the thousands of people God may have called at the same time. People with higher status in their day. From better families. People who were probably…