Transformational Generosity
A young boy sneaks onto an empty stage just before world-famous Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s sold-out concert performance and starts playing “Chopsticks.” The angry
Day: February 24, 2022
Jesus Is at Home In the Dark
By Rick LawrenceVibrant Faith Executive Director Jesus is at home in the dark.And that means we can be, too… This week the Pew Research Center reported that almost
Creating an Oasis of Hope
Life, especially now, feels like a marathon… Two years ago we rounded a corner mid-race and saw what looked like a short-but-steep incline called Covid-19 we’d need
Leadership Skills Drawn From Jazz
In our conventional forms of ministry leadership, we elevate certainty and performance, not the messy, relational values of improvisation and play. Earl Palmer, the beloved
The Two Questions
How 2 simple questions lead us straight to Jesus. In the late 19th century, Charles H. Spurgeon was arguably the most influential person on the planet. The great
The Leverage of Pursuit- How to Ask Good Questions
“And a certain man was there [the pool of Bethesda], who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness. When Jesus saw him lying there, and
Transformational Tipping Points
A long time ago a close friend looked me in the eye and said, with sobering gravity: “I would die for you.” That was a