Stumbling Over the Manger – Part 1

December 3, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

I am looking out over our nativity on a snowy Spokane December morning. The ensemble is replete with wiseman, shepherds, donkeys, camels, sheep, an angel, an adoring Mary and Joseph, and of course at the center, a tiny manger enfolding a baby. The scene is quiet, peaceful. The words from...

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Interim Leader as a Steward

December 1, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

I am in the fourth quarter of my life and career. My goal as I look ahead to the finish line is to finish strong as faithful steward leader seeking the purposes of the Lord for all He has SO graciously entrusted to my care. Following my retirement from higher...

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Propaganda or Truth Telling?

October 27, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

I know of a Christian organization that publishes a XYZ Today magazine for stakeholders. In a recent article a new Vice President was introduced. In preparation for the article, the VP was asked to name a person or two who was influential in his life. The media director called the...

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Board Members as Steward Leaders

October 17, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

The work of a board is to provide effective governance for the organizations they lead as trustees (biblical stewards). A trustee is one whom has been given a trust. A steward is one whom has been given a trust. So, the two are (or at least can be) synonymous! Governance...

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

October 15, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

Reading these books on our 2025 cruise in Greece prompted me to consider many themes. The first of two letters begin with Paul writing to the believers in Corinth about the importance of unity in the church. Believers are to be of one mind united in thought and purpose (1:10)....

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Reflections from Thessaloniki

October 6, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

Reading these books on our 2025 cruise in Greece prompted me to consider many themes. The first of two letters begin with Paul writing to the believers in Corinth about the importance of unity in the church. Believers are to be of one mind united in thought and purpose (1:10)....

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Reflections from Philippians: Press On!

September 29, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

Reading these books on our 2025 cruise in Greece prompted me to consider many themes. The first of two letters begin with Paul writing to the believers in Corinth about the importance of unity in the church. Believers are to be of one mind united in thought and purpose (1:10)....

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I & II Corinthians

September 22, 2025 | Devotional, Leadership, Steward Leader, Stewardship

Reading these books on our 2025 cruise in Greece prompted me to consider many themes. The first of two letters begin with Paul writing to the believers in Corinth about the importance of unity in the church. Believers are to be of one mind united in thought and purpose (1:10)....

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