A Picture of Brokenness
June 15, 2009
We have an umbrella that keeps the showers of God’s blessings from reaching us, it is called sin. Sin is not in the neighborhood, or in the newspaper; it’s in the mirror. If you have ever asked the question of why you don’t feel as close to God as you used to, the answer is sin. You can study the Bible all day and serve faithfully in the church, but the bottom line is that you have to deal with sin; and deal with it God’s way…
Models of Effective Mentoring
June 4, 2009
I’d like to share three models that illustrate what mentoring is all about, and I see these in the lives of three people named in the Bible (Barnabas, Timothy and Epaphroditus)…
Portrait of a Mentor
June 2, 2009
As I think about mentoring, Barnabas is a name that pops into my mind. We read a little about his life and ministry and I sense that putting his story into a mentoring context is not doing him injustice…