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January 2026

January 01, 2026

What Was and What’s Ahead: Good Practices for a New Year

New year's always bring reflections on what was and what's ahead. I want to share...

December 2025

December 27, 2025

Finding Margin: A Review and Reflection of 2025

Christmas has a way of inviting reflection. It always has for me. But this year,...

January 2025

January 20, 2025

Dwelling and Watchwords: Choosing a Verse to Guide Your Path

Before we look at the disciplines of Dwelling in the Word and Watchwords, let me...

January 16, 2025

Finding Sacred Pause: 5 Apps that Build Spiritual Discipline

Despite the promises of technology and gadgets to simplify our lives, the demands on our...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

Wrestling the Season: Reflections on the Advent Conspiracy

As we step into a new year, I am finding that it is the perfect...

December 30, 2024

A Year of Highlights: Reflecting on the Past to Move Forward

In this blog post, I explore the highlights of the past year on the Lead...

December 24, 2024

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Love for the People of God

Over the next few days, many of us will gather with friends and family. At...

December 23, 2024

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Joy for the Hungry

We just walked through the third week of Advent. In many mainline and Roman Catholic...

December 12, 2024

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Peace for the Lowly

In Mary’s Magnificat, we are drawn into a vision of profound peace, one that upends...

December 09, 2024

Mary’s Magnificat: A Prophetic Hope for the Humbled

As we enter the season of Advent, we embark on a journey of anticipation and...

December 01, 2024

The Spiritual Discipline of Gratitude for the Church: 5 Ways

As we reflect on the Thanksgiving season, we find ourselves thankful for many things -...

November 2024

November 26, 2024

Gratitude in Play: 3 Practices From Ecclesiastes 3

Irish playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw once said, "We don’t stop playing because we...

November 21, 2024

Gratitude for Where We Live: 3 Practices from Deuteronomy 8

Mary Davis once said, “The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” I...

November 18, 2024

Gratitude in Worship: Three Practices from Psalm 100

Last week, I blogged and examined the role of gratitude in the workplace through the...

November 15, 2024

Gratitude in the Workplace: Three Practices From Daniel 6

In our fast-paced world, it's easy to lose sight of the importance of gratitude, especially...