Posts Tagged ‘blog’
The “so what” of Christmas
Chris Jones As I write this, it’s January 14th. The Christmas decorations are back in the attic. Hopefully, you are enjoying your gifts… or at least your kids haven’t destroyed theirs. Either way, this feels like a good time to take stock and ask what the point was of the season we just left. I…
Read MoreA Simple Resolution for the New Year
By: Rob Genin With the calendar flipping to 2026, there are several things I can be confident of: One, I will still be writing 2025 on things for weeks. Two, many resolutions will be made in the next few days. While some make fun of these resolutions because many are not kept, this is an…
Read MoreFighting the Lie That I’m Behind in Life
By: Sharon Head “Here’s how I’ve learned to fight comparison and, instead, walk in Christ’s freedom from that nagging sense of feeling behind.” This week’s blog by Ann Swindell focuses on the topic of comparison. She encourages readers to focus on Christ, serve others, and remember their role in the body of Christ. Check out…
Read MoreGo To Sleep: A case for trusting God enough to close your eyes
By: Drew Narmour A strange pattern has emerged in the last three biographies I’ve read about some of history’s most remarkable figures. Ulysses S. Grant camped on the battlefield with barely a few hours’ rest. Winston Churchill worked through the night in war cabinets fueled by cigars and adrenaline. Charles Spurgeon preached and led at…
Read MoreIt’s Not Wrong to Want to Be Perfect
05-01-25 Emma Cockley-Assistant to WBL Director, Sharon Head For many businessmen and businesswomen, the pressure to be perfect in the marketplace can feel burdensome and overwhelming. Often this perfectionism infects not only workplace endeavors but bleeds into our emotional and spiritual lives leaving us discouraged with ourselves and our failures. But is the desire to…
Read MoreAmusing Ourselves to Death
04-17-25 Johnny Presley-YBL Marketing & Communications Coordinator Are you controlling your electronic devices? Or are they controlling you? Technology is helpful and has brought about a lot of good, but has it reached a point where the cons are starting to outweigh the pros? Today’s video blog offers some insights into this subject and raises…
Read MoreQuiet Excellence
04-10-25 Rob Genin-YBL Executive Director Dear Friends, Success in business and life often requires looking deeper than the surface. That is difficult in a day when so much information assails us—we make many snap judgments each day. How do we learn to be perceptive and see what is truly there? Consider the prophet Samuel. He…
Read MoreWhy Anxiety Makes Us Feel Guilty
04-03-25 Chris Jones-YBL Small Group Coordinator Does the pressure to perform in your career create anxiety in your life? It certainly does in mine. What’s worse is as a Christian I read over and over again in Scripture that I am not to have anxiety; so now I have both anxiety and shame over having…
Read MoreSpiritual Care for the Unemployed
03-27-25 Johnny Presley-YBL Marketing & Communications Coordinator How do we comfort those who are struggling with unemployment? The gospel has an answer. Click here to read more. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/spiritual-care-unemployed
Read MoreEncouraging the De-church at Work
03-20-25 Drew Narmour – Executive Director-YBL Jackson I have some good news and some bad news. Let’s start with the bad news. The decline of religious activity in America is undeniable. The Great Dechurching, a book released last year, affirms this troubling trend. In the last 25 years, 40 million people have left the church—more…
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