the Blog
Notes from
the smoke
If we are going to get close enough to the fire to help people go from hell to hope, we have to know the way home.
Short pieces on rescue, courage, discernment, and staying rooted — written, not repurposed.
EVERY LEADERS BIGGEST STRUGGLE AND HOW TO FIGHT IT
If nothing else will distract a leader, discouragement will.
And if nothing else will discourage a leader, comparing himself with others will.
Envy is the great disabler. And sometimes it disables me. Here I am, constantly going for God while the stress and the pressure of ministry seems never to go away. When I dwell on this, I’m in a turmoil that feels like it just won’t end.