Nothing left over …
Why does the church seem to be so impotent in our culture? Perhaps one reason is similar to the problem folklore tells us Mark Twain occasionally suffered […]
19
Jun
2013
Category
Generosity
09
Jan
2013
A critical measure …
Take a mental trip … … something has happened and you find yourself alone on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. What do […]
09
Dec
2012
How to make stone soup …
You might be familiar with Aesop’s fables, but you may not have heard this story credited to the fifth century story teller … Long ago three soldiers, […]
03
Jun
2012
Outsourcing the Way …
One of the toughest challenges church leaders have is that of imploring people to actually live out what they claim they believe. We work hard at discipling […]
04
Sep
2011
You can’t be serious!
Three of your friends are blindfolded. You’re brought in, but they don’t know you’re there, they only know someone has come in, and they have to identify […]
04
Aug
2011
Drawing a line …
Where do you draw the line? As a follower of Christ, when you see real needs in the lives of other brothers and sisters in Christ, how […]
13
Jul
2011
What to do about the burdensome people in your life …
What do you do when someone literally becomes a burden? Most of us bail out on others long before we let them get to that stage. We […]
22
Jun
2011
Do you want to be trendy or helpful?
With supporting causes being so trendy in our culture, we’re constantly being barraged with all sorts of requests … Want to buy some Girl Scout cookies? Would […]
14
Jul
2010
What are you doing with your stuff?
The bent to keep our “stuff” for ourselves while wanting to indulge in the “stuff” of others starts young. Do you remember as a child hanging out […]