I’m using this word, “mantras” not in the eastern meditation sense like chants, but more as “mottos” that describe the way I feel called to serve God and people. If I were to boil down the things I think I’m supposed to do in this season of my life, the following things convey my heart’s …
My Ministry Mantras (Part 2)
Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight… 1 Timothy 1:18 I heard about a pastor who had a sign on his pulpit facing him that said, “What are you trying to do to these …
My Ministry Mantras (Part 1)
Even after over 30 years of living a life of service, I’m still learning new things, lots of them actually. Jesus said that teachers of the kingdom should “bring out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” My paper called, “Learning Leadership Lessons From 2 Corinthians” (https://barneywiget.com/files/learning_leadership_lessons_2_cor.pdf) would be my best effort to …
Celebrating the birth of a church…
This is part of my journal entry for today... June 13, 2012 31 years ago today was the first “service” of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship of Santa Cruz in our house on Brommer Street! While I do my best not to wallow in nostalgia over this, especially now that LCF Santa Cruz is no more, I …
Their need is interrupting our blessing!
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, …
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