Right now you save 60% on the audiobook of my best-seller, The New You: A Guide to Better Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Wellness. With The New You, you’ll come away with specific strategies on how to lose weight, get more sleep, lower stress, nurture better relationships, connect with God and much more! Anyone who wants to trade in the … Read More
Hudson Taylor On Expelling Anxiety
“I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine.” — James Hudson Taylor (May 21, 1832 – June 3, 1905) was a pioneer in reaching the unreached for Christ. He was unlike any other missionary of the 19th century (or arguably any other century) and … Read More
6 Strangleholds with a Death Grip on Your Ministry
Today’s guest post was written by Mark Powell, Pastor of Communities at Canyon Ridge Christian Church and founder of SmallGroupResources.net. His consulting and coaching services focus on the health of small groups ministry. Are you currently wrestling with any of the strangleholds he presents below? You know that “your ministry is perfectly designed to produce the results you are currently … Read More
How Single-Tasking Boosts Your Productivity
Today’s guest post was written by Kevan Lee, Content Crafter at the social media management company, Buffer. Kevan’s approach to increasing productivity is refreshingly simple and offers a better alternative to multi-tasking. How many browser tabs do you have open right now? While writing this post, I had 18 tabs open. I’d like to say they were all for research, although … Read More
My Battle With Stress (and How I Manage It)
At age 13, I heard the word “stress” for the very first time. I had sold my first computer program and was selected as one of the top entrepreneurs in the nation. But with success in the computer business came new challenges like writing a monthly column for a magazine and giving speeches for the first time. My mom had … Read More
In Times of Stress – A Saturday Quote
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”– Fred Rogers, American educator, minister and television host
14 Ways to Live a Longer, Healthier Life
Today’s guest post by Aviva Patz for Health.com offers practical answers to the question: How can we live longer and healthier? The answer is more complicated than counting the number of candles you blew out on your last birthday cake. Your daily habits can either add or subtract years from your life—like how much you exercise, or how stressed you allow yourself … Read More
The Truth About Stress and Ministry
Sunday does come around with amazing regularity, doesn’t it? As a pastor, you face a never-ending to-do list: There is always going to be somebody else to reach for Christ. There is always going to be somebody else to disciple in Christ. There is always going to be another budget issue. There is always going to be another meeting. There … Read More