What to do with others’ expectations, part 2

So we each think we know what others should do. We are each convinced that if people would listen to us we could straighten people out, iron out the wrinkles in church, government, dining  establishments, retail, city services etc. We mostly think our judgments are harmless, but what if they aren’t? What if our “private”Continue reading “What to do with others’ expectations, part 2”

What to do with other people’s expectations

There is not a day that goes by in your life or mine that we don’t encounter a situation where someone expects something of us. Our kids expect us to feed them and love them, our bosses expect us to show up and accomplish the work, our spouses expect us to be loving and availableContinue reading “What to do with other people’s expectations”

Jesus’ example for contemporary ministry

Some realities I have noticed about Jesus’ ministry and its example for contemporary ministry: Don’t procrastinate – there’s not time Jesus didn’t do things alone (except for time alone with God and the occasional time of witnessing) His ‘office’ time was very limited Synagogue Early in the morning while it was still dark After darkContinue reading “Jesus’ example for contemporary ministry”