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 …
I met the devil in Golden Gate Park (Part 1)
OK, so I didn’t really meet the devil, but let me tell you a couple stories about recent encounters I’ve had in the park with a spiritual power that is definitely not God’s, and what they taught me about God, our nemesis, and myself. One of the ministries in which I take considerable pleasure is …
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The Sermon in the Storm
The first three gospels record the story about how Jesus fell asleep in the storm-tossed boat while the disciples feared for their lives. “Don’t you care if we die?! Do something!” It occurred to me that after he quelled the squall in the sea, he turned to address the storm in the boat… “You of …
Oops, I Missed It!
[At long last, we've come to the 25th and final chapter of "How God Guides" (along with a brief conclusion. I began by saying that this is no exact science, and that even the best of us miss (or avoid) God's leading at times – even lots of times. Well, I'm saying it again, not …
Notice the repeated notices…
[Chapter 24 of "How God Guides." He's nice enough to repeat himself to those of us hard of hearing (or of doing).] Peter had a series of things happen to him in three’s. He denied the Lord three times, Jesus asked him three times if he loved him, the sheet-like object containing un-kosher animals came …
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