Authentic Sharing vs. Whining

I am part of a small group of international coach trainers who affectionately, tongue-in-cheek, call ourselves the Super Heroes of the World. Our purpose is pursuing areas where God is pressing in and to respond by leaning into those places with a deep trust in our Father. We desire to live and lead from the […]

That One Time All the Power Ran Out Everywhere

If any time earned the title for a crisis, it was this one. The country’s petrol pumps had run dry. Power cuts increased to 16 hours a day. Gas for cooking was unavailable for purchase. Rice, milk, and even water were in short supply. The electricity was off when we woke up and when we […]

The Power of His Desires

I attended a college where “a ring by spring or your money back” wasn’t just a joke. Several weeks into the school year it would inevitably happen: couples started pairing off after connecting in class or through a brother/sister floor event. Pretty soon they would be meeting over coffee and tater tots in the back […]

We Have Never Had the Power

My Ugandan daughter’s birth mom named her Power. We loved it so much we kept it in her legal American name because well, it is her name and gosh, it suits her so well. My little girl is feisty. Like energy and passion and emotion to the nth degree. And while it makes me a […]

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