A Destiny Written by Him
Sometimes in life we are given options and it can be hard to figure out which one to take. It’s not that one is better than the other and it can be difficult to decide what to do and where you feel God is calling you. That was me summer of 2017. I was asked by...
Love that Satisfies our Souls
Valentine’s Day has become a unique cultural anomaly—one that is indicative of a society that at once idolizes and devalues real love. From social media to Hollywood to Hallmark, love is portrayed in seemingly endless configurations that promise to satisfy and yet,...
Now is your chance to LEAD: Apply to Serve on the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission
By Josiah Jaster, LEAD Alumni This is a great opportunity to become active in our state and have a long-term, positive influence. In November 2018, the people of Michigan enacted a constitutional amendment requiring that 13 randomly selected citizens...
Finding Joy
As Christians we are called to be a thankful people. So why is it so hard sometimes? Don’t get me wrong! I have a lot to be thankful for. This year specifically, I give thanks for my family, especially for our second baby who was born in October. I’ve also been...
Counting Our Blessings
I have quoted Philippians 4:6-7 to myself and others innumerable times since my conversion to Christ in 1976. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of...
More Than a Job
I have been here at SSI as staff for over four years, and I am still thankful to work here. I have been saying this from the beginning, but it is still true. Around the three-year mark, I was waiting for the shoe to drop. SSI tends to be a launching pad for people,...
Thanksgiving is a Verb
If there’s one thing I have developed a new appreciation for in the last year, it is the difference between feelings and actions. Gratitude is a feeling. Thanksgiving is an action. With what is arguably my favorite holiday of the year fast approaching, it is only...
Counting One’s Blessings
When counting one’s blessings, it can be easy to throw out the usual—I’m thankful for food, I’m thankful for family, etc.—and be done with it. To be sure, I am thankful for those things, but I’m going to be honest; I also take much for granted. Often, I think I don’t...
Growing Through Gratitude
Often, we find ourselves unknowingly, or even sometimes knowingly, thinking about how bad we have it. We allow our minds to wander to “what if” and “it could have been this way,” but rarely do we take time to be thankful for how it is. We have this beautiful...
A Generation of Magnitude
So much of what we do at LEAD is steeped in the notion of true identity—the idea that we are not our own, but rather that each one of us has been uniquely created for a specific purpose by God himself. At the heart of our ministry is a passion for helping young men...
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