Burnout is a huge problem for pastors and leaders. The way to prevent burnout is to draw life from God, not our own self. Then God overflows from our life, to our good works, to our ministry, to our job. We burnout when we rely on our own strength and abilities and give too much to our job and ministry.
The heart of the Brother Lawrence writings, his letters and conversations, is his personal story of practicing God’s presence. Here are a few of the best excerpts from “Practicing His Presence.”
If we let Jesus ravish our hearts will develop crazy love. A fun way to practice this is to skip and sing, “I’m the disciple Jesus loves!” Some people think I’m crazy but it’s the most sane way to be.
William Law says that the best and happiest life is to seek to please God in all that we do. Sadly, many who identify with Christ do not intend this life.
Books Recommended by Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Sometimes a book opens our heart to heaven. Other times it offers us new, God-inspired paradigms for life
Most people would say, “I want to be more like Jesus.” I’m sure you would say that. But few of us know much about how
Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul in AD 60 from Rome where he was under house arrest. He wrote this letter because the people
In my thirty years of ministry as a Christian psychologist I have talked to many people who have been spiritually harmed by their family or
“We love because God first loved us” (1 John 4:19). This is the Valentine’s Day message that Kristi wrote on the chalkboard in our powder
Some people who seek help with personal struggles from a counselor get help resolving their problems while others do not. Some clients in psychotherapy overcome
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