When I retired, my team gave me some fun gifts but none more valued than my Yeti mug. It keeps my coffee hot for hours and each sip reminds me of them and the team we spent together. What keeps you hot for Christ? Perhaps you're struggling with being lukewarm. Let's talk about it on today's Morning Manna.

In today's episode I share some thoughts about a missionary I met last week at the International Conference on Missions and how we can pray more effectively for missionaries. Let's talk about it on today's Morning Manna.

In today's Morning Manna, I share a story with you about a passenger on my flight from Kansas City to Charlotte and the lessons I learned from watching and talking with him. Coaching is the process of coming alongside a person or team to help them discover God’s agenda for their life and ministry.

In today's episode I share with you the incredible ministry of Blackbox International, a ministry that is part of rescuing the lives of young men trapped in sex trafficking. Learn more about Blackbox at www.blackboxinternational.org.

As I arrived in Kansas City to participate in the International Conference of Mission, I was struck by a beautiful building outside my motel room window. It cause me to think about this word reflection.

Are you on mission today? I'm on a mission to the International Conference on Missions in Kansas City this week. God has a mission for each of us, whether it's sharing the gospel or special ministries that he's equipped us to do. Let's talk about it on it on today's Morning Manna.

Have you ever been in a situation where you went the extra mile? In Matthew 5:40-42 we read; "If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. In today's episode I share a real time sitrep of exactly this.

Luke 12:1-3 has an ominous warning for us today. 2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. Could this make a difference in how we live today?

Proverbs 12:25 says; Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. A good Word! Is there one on your lips today? You could make all the difference in the world to someone today with just a good word. Let's talk about it on today's Morning Manna.

Godly wisdom requires the right perspective as well as the appropriate action—that is, it seeks to gain the Lord’s viewpoint and respond according to scriptural principles. Let's talk about it on today's Morning Manna.