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ā€œA Healthy Noā€

Geri and I received an email yesterday from Sarah, aĀ New LifeĀ member, about her application of EHS into her workplace. Hi Pete and Geri! I hope this brightens your day as it did mine! The truth behind boundaries, limits, andĀ emotional healthĀ resonates with the affluent parents at the school I teach at! Our students are often committed to many different activities. At our information meeting for our spring musical the past two years, Iā€™ve started painting a picture of ā€œA Healthy No.ā€ I give the students permission to say no if the commitment would be too much for them. Here is an encouraging email I received this morningā€¦. I wanted to thank you for articulating, ā€œA Healthy No,ā€ when you spoke at the Musical Parentā€™s Meeting last week! I love that phrase and made a note of it when you were speaking. Itā€™s a reasonable and respectful statement for people to both say and hear and. Read more.

Ishmael

I preached yesterday on Abraham and Sarah’s impatient decision to move ahead of God as they waited for His promise of Issac (Gen. 16:1-4). It is hard to pass judgment on them since I have birthed many an “Ishmael” in my life. Sarah skillfully develops a plan that had worked well for other “ministries” of their day. The only problem is that it was not God’s plan for them! Strategic planning, goal setting, determining our priorities and our “to do” lists are all essential leadership skills. Yet I am also aware how easy it is to use my goals and plans to eliminate the mystery and mess that come with following our living, “wild” God.Ā Ā So I developed this little “Ishmael Test” out of my pondering that I shared with our church family yesterday: 1. Am I afraid to ask God what His will is in this situation? 2. Am I uncomfortable exploring my hidden. Read more.