The other day I was thinking about a weeklong event I conducted years ago at a church I pastored. Each night we gave out a program. There something I have learned about programs, they’re nice when you need them, but they are mostly worthless when the program is over and most people trash them … Continue reading
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When a boy is born
Profound are the words of one young dad when he first held his newborn son and looked into his eyes… In reflecting back on that pivotal moment, the new dad remarked, “When my boy was born, a little of the boy in me had to die.” The cost of success and advancement in any sphere … Continue reading
The unfairness of it all
If you are a minister or minister’s spouse you will always be called upon to bear a disproportionate share of the responsibility. I know…it’s not fair, but it is what it is. Whether the issue is giving, attending, volunteering, or a dozen other things, if it is to be it will be disproportionately up to … Continue reading
You are great!
Try, just for the sake of trying, to think in terms of you (yes, you) being great. Now there are a few people I know who have no trouble with this, but most people are far too modest to think in terms of them being great. But you are, or at least could be, great…at … Continue reading
How to Show People You Really Love Them
“Think about it: Jesus loved people and yet, more often than not, people were disappointed, even angry, with him.” _Winston T. Smith, Marriage Matters: Extraordinary Change Through Moments, page 42 _________ Make it your goal to do what is in the best interest of the people you love. Do this long enough and for … Continue reading
Don’t confuse loving the ministry with loving to minister. There’s a hugeeeee gap between the two. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with loving the ministry as in the same way someone loves any other profession or trade, but be sure that you understand that your love for being in the ministry is not the same as loving … Continue reading
The ONE THING for today…”God’s Call on your Life” (Part 3)
As we continue to examine what it means to have God’s call upon our lives eventually the issue of leadership will surface. In some capacity, every person is a leader. Recently I heard an excellent definition of leadership by Karen Wheaton in which she said that “Leadership is living a life worth following.” John Maxwell’s … Continue reading
The ONE THING for today…
Today’s ONE THING is coming at you much later than usual. The main reason is that Sonja and I met up with Lee and his three little ones – a la our grandchildren (the greatest thing since sliced bread / just ask John and Patsy Wilson) at one of the local parks for a morning … Continue reading
