after getting up early on the morning of Sept 6, I was prompted to visit Chuck and Linda’s website for the Shiloh House of Prayer to learn more about emergency preparedness. Serendipitously, that led to a whole series of powerful videos, websites, and prayer guides. These two videos and the link to the prayer guides […]
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Sunday Inspiration: 7 Characteristics of a Great Teacher
Tuesday Aug 23 was orientation day for teachers at St Luke’s School in Culpeper, Virginia. Karen Bean started that morning off by sharing a great devotional titled “A Great Teacher.” Her message came from a sermon preached by Pastor Randy Orndorff the previous Sunday. What makes for a great teacher?
The Purification Process
Of the dozens of Old Testament leaders, only about one – fourth of them finished well. Isn’t that amazing? These man and women had been personally picked by God to accomplish His Divine plan, and yet, they fell so short and on so many occasions. I think that if we analyzed these leaders, we would […]
Sunday Inspiration: Raising the bar of LEADERSHIP
Where do most people go to learn leadership? According to leadership expert Dr. John Maxwell, “The answer to that question today is that they search many places. Some examine the world of politics. Other seek models in the entertainment industry. Many look to the world of business. Most people seem to look to successful CEOs, […]
Sunday Inspiration: How big is your God?
How big is your God? My God created the heavens and the earth. He parted the Red Sea. He made water come out of the rock and sent manna daily from heaven. My God gave His best – his only begotten Son Jesus – so that I might have eternal life. He is wisdom. He […]
Sunday Inspiration: Coming back to the Heart of Worship
Today (Sunday August 7), Soul Purpose Church is having an audition for the Worship Arts team. And, yes, I’m going to try out. I’m a passionate worshipper the one true God. As the deer pants for the water, so my soul longs for Him. And the one mandatory song for the audition is Heart of […]
Sunday Inspiration: Conquering Complaining
This summer, Soul Purpose Church and Community Christian Church are doing the “one church” experiment, combining our Sunday worship services and exploring the possibility of uniting two different congregations as one. It’s beautiful to see the UNITY developing. This is backwards from how things often happen with church splits. Pastor Matt and Pastor Allen are […]
Sunday Inspiration: A Fabulous Week of Webinars
The VISION for Empower 2000, my parent company, is “Empowering leaders, businesses, and communities to change lives and disciple nations.” And the MISSION is “Connecting people, ideas, and resources in Christ for creative miracles.” I see this happen all the time. However, I regularly acknowledge that I am not a miracle workers, but rather the […]
Sunday Inspiration: Transformation Truth #1 – Either You’re Moving Forward, or Not
Brendon Burchard is the founder of the Experts Academy and author of Life’s Golden Ticket. He is one of the most inspiring thought leaders I know and he’s having a huge impact on how I think and my business success. Brendon’s life motto is “Live, Love, Matter” and he says at the end of your […]