Making Ripples by Mike Breaux
We are looking forward to having Mike Breaux on our Leader Talk – April 21st . Here are a few of his thoughts from his book, Making Ripples.
Mike Breaux doesn’t do life halfway—maybe that’s why he thinks a cannonball is the only suitable entry into a swimming pool. He writes, “Deep down, I think all of us sense we were put on this planet to do something significant—to touch someone’s life; to do some good.” Again and again, he’s seen the cannonball approach make that happen. “Water goes flying everywhere! The ripples go out, hit the side, and come back in . . . they just keep going and going, long after you made your initial splash.”
So don’t just dip your toe into the water. Jump in! Move beyond a life filled with “whatever” and the “same old, same old.” Do something that will live on long after you’re gone. As Mike Breaux reminds us, it’s never too late to put yourself in the loving hands of the Destiny Maker and make a splash with your one and only life.
A teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church in Rockford, IL and previously at Willow Creek Community Church, Mike Breaux’s down-to-earth enthusiasm attracts and encourages people wherever they may be along their spiritual paths. Once a youth pastor, Mike describes his current work as “youth ministry for big people,” and applies the same heartfelt “love God, love people” philosophy that has guided his ministry over the years. Mike and his wife, Debbie, have three adult children—all of whom stay busy making ripples of their own.
