Trusting God with our service …
Even the most patient of us have a certain amount of conditioning to expect results from efforts. Fast results. Waiting for an outcome from our labor taxes […]
12
Feb
2016
Category
Serving
11
Nov
2015
A key reason why the church is ineffective at helping people …
The church has increasingly become less effective at helping people, and a key reason is the church has transitioned from rescuing people to “tipping” people. From the […]
22
Aug
2015
Are you doing what you can do?
We have become so addicted to comfort, and developed such a “hoarder” mentality, that even within the church we have fostered a habit of breaking down the […]
23
Jun
2015
Some advice for church “volunteers” …
Have you ever known someone who was both a blessing and a “curse”? Someone who simultaneously, contradictorily made life easier AND harder for you at the same […]
07
May
2015
In this world, YOU are needed desperately!
A nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bed side of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she whispered to the patient. She had […]
11
Jul
2014
The church and its culture of tipping …
You’ve probably read the many stories of interviews from servers in restaurants who say Christians are the worst tippers (the photo above is a REAL example). I’ve […]
25
Jun
2014
Hiding behind encouragement …
Take a moment to think about all of the miracles Jesus performed, which includes … … healing the official’s son (John 4:46-54) … … casting out an […]
23
Jun
2014
How to sail through life …
After my first experience on a sailboat, I thought to myself, “I could become addicted to this!” A few more times on a sailboat and I knew […]
20
May
2014
Sometimes, you shouldn’t sing …
Scrolling through my Facebook timeline, this post stopped me: “I want to sing but other patient is in deep sleep.” The person posting this is a young […]
24
Apr
2014
A quick way to ruin your life …
What’s one of the quickest ways to ruin your life? I’ll tell you in just a minute. First, let me tell you a story … Unamuno, the […]