There is a passage from the Old Testament that God has been reminding me of several times over the last few weeks. There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.2 Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I Read More

Does everyone need to be loved? If so, how do we love our internal (staff) and external customers? Here are a few thoughts I had on the topic, which, by the way, I need to work on.  1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts always hopes, and always perseveres. Love is patient. Are we Read More

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19   There is much more to this Pandemic than meets the eye, and if we are not careful, we are going to miss it. This is not a God made punishment on mankind, again this is the world reaping the consequence of an inappropriate action, the way we are handling food. Like our mom says, “It is all fun and games till someone loses an eye”.  Not to make Read More

We are walking a path that we have never walked before. Although I have been doing The Shepherd’s Guide for 32 years, we are walking in uncharted territory. So how do we proceed, how do we know what to do, which path to take? I relate very closely to Peter in Matthew 14, when he saw Jesus walking on the water. Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” 29 “Yes, come,” Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Read More

You and I are always desiring this characterizes everything we do! Read More

Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened. Matthew 7:7,8 AMP  Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NLT Consistency will keep me in the purposes of God regardless of what is happening in my life. Don’t let the emotion of my situation change what Read More

The Seven Wonders of Work 1 Corinthians 15:58  Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. Could you imagine 25 to 40 years with no work. What would it be like without a reason to get up in the morning? We tend to complain about having to work every day or we live out our weeks to get to the weekend. We wish our lives away. I think if we were to approach Read More

Modeling is just as important as mentoring – You Can’t Be it if You Don’t See it! Read More

Our Prayers need our participation! God will do what he can do – he wants you to do what you can do! Read More

How we worship God shapes everything we do and say. It shapes who we are and how we live! Read More

God is using your problems to get you to hear Him! Read More

Psalm 119:30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me. “Joyful obedience” may just be an oxymoron. What child ever says, “Yes mommy, I would love to do those dishes for you!” Or, an adult who is on a diet sees their favorite cake at a potluck and starts singing praise songs about their obedience not to eat that piece of cake. I remember when Terry and I were first married. As we both worked full time, we created a chore list for each of us to share the household chores during the week. We Read More

God may be using your problem to get you to hear His voice!   Read More

God does not use the destination to speak to you, He uses the journey. Philippians 1:6 Read More

  Led Astray by Our Motives   1 Timothy 1:5 ESV The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.     When it comes to making decisions in our business lives, we may all believe in our heart that we know the motives behind those decisions. Why wouldn’t we? We have done the R&D, we have looked at the budget and, like all good business owners, we have done our due diligence! Well, I would like to let you in on a little secret. No matter how Read More

Be careful is sleep what you need or is it rest in your Spirit! Read More

Parking on regret brings bitterness! Bitterness Read More

Hear your way out of all your problems! Read More

To change your future first look back then look up! Read More

Have you checked your blind spots! When we live in the blind spots of Spite, Jealousy, Anger, Regret……. Everything in our lives will be done out of our blind spots. Read More

Choose to believe the best about everyone and in turn they will be the best! Read More

Have you been looking for Joy in all the wrong places! Read More

Consumed by Confusion!   “He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.” Psalm 107:29   Ever feel like your day was a blur, a hub of constant activity that produced no results? This year for us has felt like that. We are growing and doing all kinds of great things, but it seems there is always so much more to do. In this era of constant communication and information, moving at the speed of the internet, chaos and confusion has almost become a state of normality. We see no way out, its like being Read More

The chances of making stupid decision when under pressure is about 100%. Step back from the pressure and get a second opinion before you have to live the consequences of a decision you may regret! Read More

Keep yourself low, so God can raise you up! Read More