This is an adaptation of a recent sermon I gave on the subject of local church leadership.

Do you want to make sense of more of your daily reading in Scripture? Then I suggest that listening through the following 30 minutes or so will not be a waste of your time.

The heroes of our Tribe may be giants of the faith, but there is only one object of our faith—fix your eyes on Jesus.

It has to be possible to labour with all the might God will graciously grant us to tear down the walls that have hemmed us in, break new ground, sow the seed, water the crop, and earnestly fall on our knees before the Lord of the harvest; crying out, "Lord, give the growth!"

"Let my sighs give way to songs that sing about your faithfulness
Let my pain reveal your glory as my only real rest
Let my losses show me all I truly have is you."

Removing the junk aids in rediscovering the treasure. Items that have sat unnoticed and unappreciated suddenly light up the room, elicit smiles on faces, and invite laughter. And from the deep, dark recesses of our minds, ancient wisdom is recalled, “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.” (Proverbs 15:16, ESV).

For a few years now, I've been considering getting a tattoo. I have some friends who got inked, even a family member who took the plunge, I even took the time to think of a design I'd be happy with. I've finally come to terms with it.