Where We All Get Stuck
John Wooden said, “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” This is such a profound and helpful piece of advise. So often we won’t explore, try or offer …
Thorn Bush or Vine?
Does it feel like each week is an opportunity for God to uncover the “good stored up in your heart” or to reveal the disappointment you have been and will be? I’m sure we have all frequently felt the …
Detangling Your Thoughts About Your Calling
(The Blog-On-Video is at the bottom of this page) It seems so hard to “nail down” what our calling is and what we should do. A short while back, I attended a Branding conference put on by Free Agent …
We Can, We Must
(The blog-on-video is at the bottom of the page.) It’s amazing how encouraging and comforting hearing the phrase “me too” can be. I’ve had the opportunity to say “me too” many …
This May Be Your On-Ramp
(This blog on video is at the bottom of this page) So often my heart goes to “God, do something – show me what you want me to do, open a door, make a way.” Then there is silence and …
Walking off the map – Conversation with Michael Williams
Walking off the map – Conversation with Michael Williams Gary and Sam asks Michael Williams about the significant life course-changes that have taken place over the past 7 years. This is a …
Beyond Our Dreams, Not Our Desires
I had a chance to get an update on a friend’s story early this summer. (It was at our new It’s Your Time Weekend). I was struck by the interaction of God in his life. I was both inspired and …
1 Week “Ask & Seek” Challenge
“I not aware of any God-given desires or passions written on my heart. If I did, I don’t think I’d know what to do with them. What do I do?” Several weeks ago, I did a live …
“Noble Simplicity & Quiet Grandeur”
I’ve been intrigued by the phrase “noble simplicity and quiet grandeur” which was used by the German art historian Johann Jachim Winckelmann describing the Greek aesthetic. (I don’t want to sound …
Seasons of Shaking
At one particular moment in my life, not long ago, I asked God what He doing in my life. He brought to me Heb. 12:27 – not necessarily a verse I wanted to hear. I was hoping for something like “Well …
Gary Barkalow on the Chris Fabry Live radio show about calling
Chris Fabry Live with Gary Barkalow 4 17 13 The Chris Fabry Live show talked with Gary Barkalow on the topic of: The Big Questions: Knowing God’s Will. Chris is a great interviewer, a great …
Answering the Two Big Questions
There is something we love to offer; some particular, powerful way that we see, hear and/or perceive. When we are aware and clear on what we have to offer (our glory: brilliance, strength, beauty, …