Throughout generations people have combed the Holy Scriptures in search of meaning, purpose, solace and forgiveness. Its words give us new understanding of creation, history, prophecy and revelation: therein, we find the promise of the soul’s salvation.

But my own burden and calling that led me to the writing of this book, Leading From Our Knees, revealed to me that the Holy Scriptures are also the ultimate collection of timeless leadership precepts. From Genesis to Revelation we encounter those many reluctant and imperfect characters that God chose to become leaders for holy tasks. God worked His providence and purpose through each of them and bids you also as a leader in this time to become a partner in building the Kingdom of God. read more »

Leading From Our Knees is a daily roadmap to guide you as you tackle the tasks of leadership that God has given you to do. It will help you identify and understand your own calling more clearly and help you gain confidence from the fact that whatever situation or challenge you are going through in these days, the great saints of the faith experienced also.

Leading From Our Knees lists for you forty-seven categories of the faith experience with their corresponding lessons found within the book. Use this category listing as a resource to assist you in your own special time of need.

Special occasions of the calendar-year are noted and cross-referenced by page number so that you can find inspiration and new meaning for each of those notable dates.

Virtually every leader and supporting character of the Bible is portrayed through the daily lessons and can be located through the character index in the back of the book.

Use this book as a teaching or study guide or as your own personal daily devotional. Use it as a quick desk reference to help you confront and overcome the spiritual burdens that will arise in the course of your own leadership responsibilities.

Each daily lesson has its own title and sub-title that will provoke your spiritual curiosity. Every lesson is anchored in scripture. While the lessons were not written in chronological scriptural order, they are listed in sequence by chapter and verse in the book beginning with Genesis and proceeding through Revelation. This sequential placement of the lessons allows you quick access to your favorite character, story or scripture and gives you a chance to read a leadership lesson from all sixty-six books of the Bible.

Note that for each day’s lesson there is a written featured scripture and a referenced background scripture for you to look up in your own Bible. By reading both the featured scripture and background scripture for each day, you will substantially read through the entire Bible over the course of the year.

The text of each lesson ties the scripture to an appropriate biblical precept and leadership lesson of faith. At the bottom of each page is a suggested prayer that relates to the day’s lesson. Allow this daily prayer to unlock the Holy Spirit’s voice within you as you read it. Each daily devotional can be read in as little as five minutes or when meditated upon and cross-referenced with your own bible, can be completed in about twenty minutes.

The creation of Leading From Our Knees was God’s call to me and was written over the course of six and a half years. Many days I felt as if God was the author, and I was merely His scribe. As I studied and wrote, I could feel God extracting and intertwining the lessons I learned through forty years of Christian lay-study with my own personal leadership experiences. Insights for the lessons were drawn from my own leadership success and failure as well as from my observation of the hundreds of diverse leaders that I have encountered throughout my life.

I feel a kinship with so many of the characters and situations in the book. Some days I am that fallen and repentant leader and other days I am the brave warrior equipped with new hope and confidence. But in every circumstance I am a leader in constant need of Christ’s daily power and special provision.

Often we are called to leadership battles for which we will never see the earthly victory. Yet through it all we have a holy obligation to serve others. And as we serve others faithfully, God affirmatively moves each of us into new roles of providential leadership for Him.

We are all imperfect and fragile. We will fail and make mistakes, even as we disappoint others and fall short of our goals. But we are capable of accomplishing so much more than our human mind can comprehend. For the God who calls us to our task of leadership is awesome, powerful, loving and redeeming. The Trinity of God is active in our life today and can be found in every human event and circumstance.

It is through the actions of leaders of faith, great and small alike, that the holy work of the heavenly purpose is unveiled. And if all that you do in your journey as a leader is grounded in humility, devotion and pure love towards our Savior and His children; then it will surely yield those fruits of eternal success and reward.

I give thanks and praise to God for allowing me to be part of this project. It was a humbling and life-changing experience for me to be the vessel that brings Leading From Our Knees to you today.

It is now my prayer and great hope that something in this work will comfort you, inspire you and lead you towards finding God’s peace in your own life and leadership journey. Let each of us as leaders of faith allow Christ’s love to be manifested in us so that we can shower it upon others through our humble acts of service each day. Remember, that as leaders of faith, we bring our sweetest praise to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit when we are obediently leading from our knees.