Faith
A New Open Door for the Stallings Family
Sometimes I wish God would give m a little more insight into what he was doing. My wife Janice and I are walking through a new open door. We are excited and a bit nervous, because we can’t see very far down the hall. But here we go. At the end of 2011 Janice and […]
Created and Called to Live in Community
As followers of Jesus we are never called to live alone in a vacuum. From the very beginning God created man and woman to create a family that would live in relationship with Him. God’s desire all along has been to have a community that He could fellowship with. Back in October I wrote […]
All For Jesus
Why do we tend to live our lives in different compartments? We tend to refer to our work as secular and our church, ministry, prayer etc. as spiritual. Why do we not see our work as spiritual? I have gone to church all my life and I have to admit that for most of my life […]
Vertical Church: A Book Review
Seems like every day there is a new book, new video, or new blog post on what the perfect church should look like. So much emphasis has been placed on outreach and social justice it is easy for us to lose focus on Jesus himself. James MacDonald’s book, Vertical Church: What Every Heart Longs for, […]
My Bible Reading Plan
Over the past several years I made multiple failed attempts following the one year reading plans. Nothing wrong with the plans, they just did not work for me. Each day quickly became a task to check off my to do list. If I missed a day, I had to read two days to make it […]
A Year of Great Reads – My Reading List 2012
Here is the list of the books I read in 2012. Most are great, but a few, not so much. Please note that I am NOT an Amazon Affiliate – links are purely for your information. My Top 4 Compelled: Living the Mission of God by Ed Stetzer and Philip Nation Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and […]
2012 A Blogging Year in Review
Although I did not post as often as I would have liked, it has been a great year for my blog, and I have enjoyed a year of writing. Here are few of my top posts: Faith When Ministry Becomes an Idol I am very passionate about my calling and living out a life […]
Wonder of Christmas
Sadly I have to admit that over the past several years I have been a bit of a Scrooge. OK, I have been a great Scrooge and I was proud of it. “Bah Humbug” was my motto. I had been consumed by the loss of meaning and the pressure of the financial cost to live out Christmas […]
What If?
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. [18] But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you […]
When Ministry Becomes an Idol
I am very passionate about my calling and living out a life of ministry. I also believe deeply that I am called to help others discover how to live out their own calling. However, I have learned that if I am not careful, I can pursue ministry more than I pursue God. In fact, I had allowed ministry to […]
Pastor, Leadership Coach, Speaker: I am enthusiastic about helping others discover their purpose and grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus. It is great to see their eyes light up at their “Ah Ha!” moment when they discover they were created for something more. 
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