What will the future look like? Won’t you like to know?! (We all would.) Unfortunately, no human being has the answer to that question. But there is one thing about the future that I do know: Basically, “The future” is history that has not happened yet. Thus, while you cannot define what the future will … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Copy Cat or Learn from That?
Keep the difference between following someone and copying someone clear in your mind. For example, it is easy to admire and even be in awe of the sleek and artistic beauty of a thoroughbred horse running across a field or the noble and majestic beautify of lion as it roars it’s authority and challenge to … Continue reading
The Younger Woman…
“No matter what a woman does, a younger woman will always walk into the room” _Ash Wednesday, Paramount film 1973, (from When No One Sees by Os Guinness, p. 188) The ONE THING for today: Forget the younger woman (or man) or better yet, walk over to the younger woman and be her friend (she’s … Continue reading
An Easter Greeting
Yes, but…
Negativity is almost always more powerful and potent than the positive. For example, I have walked out of church countless Sundays after preaching and would have dozens of people be kind enough to express their appreciation of my efforts. But the conversation I remembered was that one negative remark. In high school there was a … Continue reading
The gap between ‘have to’ and ‘get to’ — Seth’s Blog
This is one of my favorite bloggers and it is because of good advice like this… Continue reading
People who talk to themselves
The most important conversation you will have today is with yourself. Continue reading
One of the most important decisions I ever made and the lesson I learned from it.
I was about four years into my ministry when I developed one of the most important personal and ministry axioms of my life. Simply stated it is this: Never sacrifice people on the altar of principle. Instead, find a way for grace to win. Here’s how it all came down… Unfortunately, a couple in our … Continue reading