Mark 9:33-35
Love doesn’t overlook problems. Love communicates clearly; establishes expectations, goals, and boundaries; journeys with, empowers, and holds people accountable.
Genesis 2:3
Rest is one of God’s values. He designed life with daily, weekly, and seasonal periods to be set aside for rest and renewal.
Genesis 16:1-2
Abram and Sarai repeatedly tried to help God fulfill His promise of a son.
Hebrews 3:1
We call the days from Palm Sunday to Easter ‘Holy Week.’ These eight days lead Jesus from the heights of public acclamation and through the depths of unjust judgment and suffering, culminating in glorious resurrection.
Ephesians 3:17b-19
Worry overwhelms thoughts and emotions, clouding judgment and priorities, and stirring up anxiety and irritability.
Mark 8:34
It can be easy to forget, especially if we hold formal leadership positions, that being a leader is not our identity or calling.
Mark 9:5-6
Peter, overwhelmed by his experience on the Mount of Transfiguration, blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
Ephesians 4:26-27
People often react hastily or in anger, especially when difficulties fuel their anger. Yet God calls us to respond differently than the world.
Proverbs 3:11-12
To lead like Jesus, is to have our words, actions, and attitudes reflect the activity of the living God.
1 Peter 1:7
Joseph and Daniel, were shaped as leaders by a period of enslavement and confinement.