by Darcy Wiley | Aug 21, 2018 | Experiencing God
I checked the time, then packed up our picnic groceries and our luggage. Months earlier, we had booked the last hotel room in this tiny town not too far from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. This morning, we’d drive an hour to the path of totality. As I tucked away the last of...
by Darcy Wiley | Mar 27, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: Back when I worked on church staff with Dr. Mark Hearn in my city, I often remarked that he had the gift of “visiting.” In other words, if you had a problem, he knew how to do more than show up. He knew how to be calmly present with each...
by Darcy Wiley | Mar 20, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: As Luis Bush says in The Yes Effect, Invitation 8: Lead Your Followers, “Whether you look at the abortion statistics in developed nations or the child abandonment statistics in developing counties, it is clear that too many adults see children as...
by Darcy Wiley | Mar 12, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: Sometimes when we’re tending to the everyday tasks of life and ministry, we can hardly imagine anything beyond the step in front of us. This week’s chapter of The Yes Effect, Invitation 7: Celebrate Your Chain Reaction, right on the heels of...
by Darcy Wiley | Mar 6, 2018 | Prayer, World Changers
From Darcy: As an idealist, I tend to be the person who gives a hearty yes to an invitation at the start, only to second-guess myself later as difficulties come. I knew writing this book was a hand-picked invitation for me. But I can’t say there weren’t...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 27, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: Some people make the mistake of strolling in to ministry opportunities like a CEO with a ready-made plan. But this kind of approach leaves those on the other end of the equation in a passive position as receivers with very little input. Instead, this...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 19, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: We’ve considered the legacy of mentors who’ve showed us how to live an adventurous life of faith. We’ve considered our response to the traumas and tragedies of the world, and how we need to turn toward need instead of turning away....
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 13, 2018 | Prayer, World Changers
From Darcy: Last week, we talked about the need to let our hearts break for a person, place, or problem, and how empathy can help us engage with great need. But often, when we stop avoiding hard things to finally feel for others, we can easily trade our...
by Darcy Wiley | Feb 6, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: In The Yes Effect Book Club this week, we’re responding to Invitation 2: Open Your Heart. If I could give this chapter an alternate title, I would rename it “Break Your Heart.” In an over-connected world, as we’re bombarded on our...
by Darcy Wiley | Jan 30, 2018 | World Changers
From Darcy: By observing and following in the footsteps of passionate believers in previous generations and in other locations, we experience community that exhibits God’s love, and we learn their glorious habit of continually bringing the mind’s eye back to Jesus....