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 because of something …
what is your calling
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 …
Conversation about Calling on the Boundless Show – a ministry to 20-somethings
Boundless Podcast Feb 2013
An interview with the host of the Boundless Show, a ministry of Focus on The Family, talking about calling for 20-somethings.
(Click the play button to listen now or …
4 Calling Observations & Lessons
I have the fun and privilege of talking to many people each week by phone, email, chat and in person at Base Camp, retreats, on radio interviews, podcasts and over a cup of coffee. Each person's story …
Your whole life has prepared you for this moment!
Sam Williamson shares this great story at the Calling events that I wanted to get out to you. It really is quite profound.
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Fifteen years ago, a client asked me to speak at a …
On the Edge of Scared or Bored?
“Radical dreams make us radically dependent. When we are engaged in what God has called us to do, every part of our spiritual life comes alive. There’s a reason to grow, we have a compelling reason to …
Divinely Assisted
“Ok, the idea that I possess a glory, splendor, strength, brilliance that is extraordinary seems a little farfetched. It’s not my personal experience. I think my effect is pretty small. I can only …
What’s your Why?
"For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world." Jesus
"I'm bored with my life" and "I'm afraid to make a change." I hear these two thoughts almost daily in conversations with …
Clarity in Motion
It's amazing how we can think too little or too much. We can think about a desire or idea to the point of it's suffocation or we can move on it without letting it fully form - to it's demise.
God …
You Are Not Alone
“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” - Robert Green Ingersoll
You're not the only one who gets discouraged. I do.
You're not the only one who …