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A New View on Race From a Mother’s Heart
As the mother of three black sons, the tragic death of George Floyd cut me deep. As I watched Floyd cry out for help and struggle to breathe, I couldn’t…
Answering Your COVID Calling
My first conversation of the day began with a text among close friends. “It’s sobering to see how very quickly our world has been shaken. I often find that all…
The Importance of Building Audience Tension
If your audience finds your message irrelevant, or struggles to see the relevance, they’ll likely tune it out. To avoid this, we need to make sure we’ve taken time to…
Hard of Listening
Is Anybody Listening? Do ever get the feeling that everybody’s talking but nobody’s really listening? The daily influx of clutter, distractions, and decisions increases at a steady pace. We’ve got…
HOW TO CRAFT THE FIRST POINT OF YOUR PRESENTATION: PART 2
In Part 2, you will go through the ways to use the foundational phrase in the first point of your presentation. We covered the niche and the foundational phrase in…
CRAFTING THE FIRST POINT OF YOUR PRESENTATION: PART 1
What are you passionate about? What could you speak or write on that you would forget to eat a meal or stay up late to prepare for it? That’s your…
Words of Hope
In the past couple of weeks our lives have been turned upside-down due to the unanticipated invasion of COVID-19. I’ve seen empty shelves, anxious parents, fear of the future, loss…
Anxiety and Coronavirus
Anxiety and Coronavirus You can’t run from it. You can’t hide from it. You are surrounded by one thing—the coronavirus. It seems as if every channel you watch has 24/7…
Who Knew…..What Could Be?
What-if? Just what if a slight move or turn would create a shift in our thinking that freed us to see from a new perspective and make space for fresh…
Who is Carrying Your Calling?
Do you ever feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders? More specifically, the weight of your calling on your shoulders? You have sensed a calling…
Living as a Called and Sent Representative of Christ
Sometimes we forget we’re called. When pressure comes or ministry events don’t turn out as we hoped or expected, we can begin making much of ourselves and little of Jesus.…
How to Craft an Introduction for Your Speaking Engagement, Part 2
In case you didn’t read How to Craft an Introduction for Your Speaking Engagement, Part 1, here are the main points from it: Begin with a bang. Avoid “unpleasant pleasantries.” Don’t…