Obedience vs. Proactivity

The late management guru Stephen Covey said that being “proactive” is the first of seven habits of highly effective people. According to Covey’s amazingly popular book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (of course), being proactive...

One Oil Drum at a Time

“In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.” (Exodus 15:13) I once heard a story about two young men who made a goal of riding through the Sahara Desert on motorcycles. There aren’t a lot of street signs in the Sahara and this was long...

Purpose Weekly Back to Basics

Sticking to My Knitting “The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.” (I Corinthians 3:8) This letter, ‘Purpose Weekly,’ is about uncovering and living out the purpose God has...