DeLano J. Sheffield is the Business Resource Specialist for Goodwill of MoKan where he connects to people on the fringes, training them to reach their full potential through learning and the power of work; he also is on the frontlines of the advances of the fourth industrial revolution and coaches leaders on diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. He began his career as an architectural engineer then went on to attend seminary. In every part of his life he finds ways to infuse theology into vocation, and strengthen practical connections of faith and daily activity. DeLano lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Present On That Day, Part 2
On that day God’s presence did not reach out to utterly destroy Israel but instead he gave them four gracious gifts. He came with victory, gladness, covenant love, and singing.
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Present On That Day, Part 1
When we gaze into the familiar with uncertainty, we are trying to make sense of what we are seeing. Zephaniah prophesied during a time where destruction had come. But God’s word repeatedly reminds us by prescription and experience that regardless of the circumstances “the Lord is in your midst.”
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After the Destruction – Part 2
God is present after the disruption and he is fully engaged with his creation because the earth is his.
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Awesome Presence of God (Part 2)
How does catching fish translate to a fisherman at work telling a carpenter “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”?
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Awesome Presence of God (Part 1)
Among common ordinary repeated events of life, like these experienced fishermen in Luke 5 who had cast and re-cast, they found the awesome wonder of a present God in the monotony of their common everyday work.
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Doubt His Presence—Part 2
In one statement Jesus affirms John’s value and ironically ours also.
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Doubt His Presence
If John doubts, then just perhaps it will be alright in the life of a leader if you have some doubt too.
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Finale—Coram Deo (Part 2)
Whether we are awake or asleep, God is quite active and never sleeps.
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Finale—Coram Deo (Part 1)
We find a kind of care from God that the day’s labors can easily distract us from seeing.
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Minuet—Take Heart, He is Good (Part 2)
Leaders hear the sound of God wandering through the broken relationships in all of creation with resolve.
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Minuet—Take Heart, He is Good (Part 1)
Joseph had some dreams that reminded him that God was involved and present.
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Adagio—Long Journey to Presence (Part 2)
When Abraham moved he found that God was present.
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Adagio—Long Journey to Presence (Part 1)
Abraham traveled from Ur to Haran to Shechem and after some 900 miles, he found that the Lord was not relegated to regions.
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Allegro Part 2—God’s Wonder Wandering
God knows all, and like most fathers and mothers he knows where his children are.
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