A little help over here, please!
I’ve noticed over the years how often we associate God’s involvement or anointing with something that is large in size, scope, budget and growth. None of us would consciously admit …
If Only or But Now
If you’re thinking about the calling on your life, then you’re thinking strategically. An essential part of the discovery process is looking back at your life strategically or …
Your Life Matters
We (I) often wonder, Does my life matter? We look at the lives of others, usually those who are most visible because of their accomplishments, accolades, or accumulation, and seriously doubt if our …
When God hits the reset button
We’ve all had the experience with our smart-phone, tablet or computer when it didn’t act like it was supposed to. It stopped doing something it was designed to do or it started doing …
“Get up and win that race!”
As I was listening to a friend’s story to help him find the vein of gold that runs through his life, I remembered a poem that a mentor gave me years ago. I thought that God …
Fighting Your Way Through
Many years ago Brent Curtis, (friend, counselor, author of The Sacred Romance) told me that sometimes we are not motived to seek help, healing, rescue or change despite the pain we are in until we …
10 Seconds To Justify My Existence
When I’ve thought about the result or fruit of my labor, it’s been in terms of my effect on a situation or cause (external realities). But lately, I’ve realized that there is another sphere that …
I’ve Been Put On The Shelf
I received these honest and relatable thoughts from two different individuals a day apart. “I feel heavy, depressed and weighed down at work. The only thing I’m interested in is …
“What you’re doing won’t amount to anything” ???
By Dan Ainsworth, Wilderness Preacher Study this picture and you’ll see that is not a limb growing out of this tree, but it is an entirely different tree growing in a most difficult situation. Both …
A Candid Conversation about Transcendent Pursuits for 2015
To download, right click here and then click “save as”: Transcendent Pursuits 2015 http://thenobleheart.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Transcendent-Pursuits-2015.mp3 To listen, …
Maturity is not the absence of struggle
Last October (2014) one of Gary Barkalow’s sessions at the Base Camp Gathering was on Becoming Steady. Here is a 7 minute abridged video of his talk. Key points covered in this video: “The glory …
Feeling Good About Feeling Bad
A courageous friend of mine wrote this “confession” on FaceBook and asked for feedback: “I’ve tried to discover my calling or purpose or dream or whatever for decades and have failed miserably. …