by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
When I hear someone speak of purpose, it seems to most often refer to what they are meant to do. I have a purpose and it is to accomplish a goal, to achieve a task, or to excell in an undertaking. In this context, I know what I am meant to do and I set out to...
by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
I attended a class entitled Change, Transition, and Transformation. It was taught by two seasoned Coach Trainers each of whom had a background in pastoral ministry. I can’t explain what happened to me those two days. I was transformed. I began to look at every one I...
by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it…Niccolo Machiavelli The comfortable routine of our lives often lull us into a slumber of complacency. Far too often we accept the status quo as destiny. We face the day like the Seven Dwarfs...
by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
More than anything else the Altar Call represents change. Not merely an experience but lasting change. A person makes a decision to follow Christ and they are forever changed. There is a change in their relationship with the creator, a change in their guiding compass,...
by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of my top five strengths with Strengthsfinder is Futuristic. I love what can be! The thought of tomorrow and what we can create is thrilling. As a child I remember my mom listening to Doris Day sing “Que Sera Sera, what ever will be will be”; even then I thought...
by dukematlock | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down…Mary Pickford Recently a friend stated he felt like a failure. We spent...
