The World is Messy, God Isn’t
One is Upside-Down, But Not the Other The past couple of weeks we’ve been talking about our mission and how disagreements can be messy. We’re going to continue this messy discussion today. The leaders of the church in the Bible expected a messiah that would come and overthrow the people who they felt were oppressing […]
You CAN Be Productive by Doing Something
So … Do the First Next Thing! It’s up to you to decide what your first next thing will be. Last week I pointed out that doing nothing is unproductive and I referred to the Andy Andrews book, The Traveler’s Summit. The answer to being productive is to “DO SOMETHING”! Big things or a lot […]
Grace for a Messy Life
And We Can Make Things Pretty Messy Last week we discussed that our mission is building God’s kingdom here on earth. We talked about how messy disagreements happen when we lose sight of our mission. The Holy Spirit is our guide in this mission. There is one mission and one Spirit. Why is it that […]
You Can’t Be Productive by Doing Nothing
So … Do the First Next Thing So much of the time being unproductive comes down to doing nothing. We get so overwhelmed by all the things on our to-do lists that our brains start spinning out of control. Should I do this? Should I do that? And then … we get stuck in limbo […]
Our Mission is to Build God’s Kingdom
How Do We Do That? In construction, before you start building you need to know what you’re supposed to be building … you need a mission. Building God’s kingdom here on earth is no different. We need a mission. We were given that mission in Matthew 28:16-20. Jesus told His disciples that they had, “been […]
A Clock is Your Most Important Tool
You Can’t Be Really Productive Without One We’ve been talking a lot about productivity and ways to be more productive. Part of that discussion focused on tools to help with this. First was a list. We focused on OneNote as our list tool. There are many ways to keep lists. Lists are a way for […]
Lists Help Us Be Prepared
Don’t You Want to Be Prepared? Lists are a way to get organized. Some people like lists more than others. Anyone who knows me knows that I like my lists. Heck, I even have lists of lists. Regardless of where you are on the list of list-liking… Lists give things value. In the Bible, Paul […]
A List, A Calendar, And A Clock
Use These Things to Be More Productive We’ve been focusing on productivity over the past few weeks. Being productive is not about getting a lot done, it’s about getting the right things done. With clarity of what the right things are, we need the right tools to help us. Last week, we discussed OneNote as […]
Presence is Better Than Blessing
But We Don’t Always Like It Though The Jewish people suffered a lot while they were in Egypt. Then God called Moses to go get them and take them to the promised land. Moses pushed back. He didn’t feel equipped or good enough. God finally convinced him to go. Most of us feel ill-equipped to […]
The Right Tools Can Improve Your Productivity
OneNote Is One of Those Tools Let’s take a peek inside my productivity toolbox. Most of the time when we hear the word “tool”, the first thing we think of is a circular saw or nail gun…not computer software. However, production is more than just the physical aspect of producing things. The more organized we […]