The One

by | Sep 19, 2013 | Relationships

Mentor. Coach. Friend. Advocate. The dictionary defines mentor as “a trusted guide” and advocate as “one that pleads the case of another.” She was all of these things. My friend was an angel from heaven. She believed in me when it didn’t feel like anyone else did; I’m...

Who’s My Neighbor?

by | Sep 16, 2013 | Leadership

I have been involved in church as long as I can remember. I have always loved to serve others. Children’s ministry. Women’s ministry. Youth ministry. You name it, and I’ve probably been a part of it. And although it was fulfilling to be a part of all these wonderful...

God Redeems My Time

by | Aug 26, 2013 | Leadership

When my daily work in HR threatens to overwhelm me (which it often does), my natural instinct is to think I have to put aside my workplace ministry activities and give priority to that work which threatens. However, like so many, my “in basket” is never empty. In...

The Workplace

by | Aug 1, 2013 | Leadership, Workplace

Does the workplace ever make you feel like the writer in Lamentations? Lamentations 3: 52-54 says, “Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird. They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me; the waters closed over my head, and I thought...