Jonathan Pearson

  • Trusting God: The Greatest, Not The Easiest

    Trusting God: The Greatest, Not The Easiest

    When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led…

  • Decision Making: What Kind Are You?

    Decision Making: What Kind Are You?

    .Inc had an article a few weeks ago about 5 different types of decision makers. Articles like that one always make me do a type of “self discovery” and make me think through where I am on the scale. I thought the names of the stages were great. Most people probably fall somewhere within…

  • What Floats Your Boat?

    What Floats Your Boat?

    As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface. (Genesis 7:18 NLT) I love the imagery is this passage of scripture. This is a beautiful picture of God’s grace in Noah’s life. God reaches out to Noah, instructs him, and protects him along the way. While…

  • Reaching The World: Millennials Don’t Want Your Packaged Faith

    Reaching The World: Millennials Don’t Want Your Packaged Faith

    I read this article last week from fastcompany.com. Basically, the article says that today’s generation (millennials/geny) is buying less stuff. The reason, the article says, is because stuff is available anywhere and everywhere. Whatever we want (theoretically), we can get no matter where we live or who we are. So, companies and businesses have…

  • Eye On The Prize: 2 Reasons Goal Setting is Important

    Eye On The Prize: 2 Reasons Goal Setting is Important

    A couple of Saturdays ago, I ran my first ever road race. Not a marathon or even a half marathon, but a 12k… 7.5 miles. I actually did a lot better than I thought I would going into it. There’s something about running with a bunch of other people (probably a little bit of…