We once bought a house with a popcorn ceiling that my wife hated, and she wanted me to remodel.  Using a scraper, I used great effort, a dust mask and great muscle to clear off a whole square foot of the ceiling.  My arms were smoked, and I looked at what was left of this…

Matthew 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.            I say again, “Storms are going to come as you work to forge a better…

The Spiritual Leader knows themselves If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”…

Poverty Warrior as you work to overcome disappointment consider the season.  When you are working with those in poverty, those that you are seeking to serve are at their own season.  For many that you work with initially they will be at the soil preparation stage. Street life and poverty in general generally make folks…