Making it personal …
Many of the heroes we honor this Memorial Day stepped up to serve their country because they love what this nation stands for and were willing to […]
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May
2012
Blog Tag
Serving
01
May
2012
How big of a barn do you need?
Do you have a bucket list? A real list of several things you want to accomplish before you “kick the bucket”? How do you decide what goes […]
05
Nov
2011
Should the church hand out flags?
Going out to eat was a BIG — and rare — treat when I was a kid. When there’s eight children in the family, it’s not cheap […]
06
Oct
2011
The Set-Up …
Some of the best encouragements we receive are those urging us to make a positive difference in our world by touching the lives of others. That’s a […]
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 […]
31
Jul
2011
Either do it, or stop talking about it!
Some of the most gifted, talented, skilled, capable, educated Christians I know, who have tremendous potential for making an impact for the kingdom of God, are the […]
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 […]
04
Jun
2011
Champions maximize their contribution …
A common denominator among champion athletes is they always want the ball. On any football team, you’ll always hear great receivers nagging the coach and quarterback to […]
05
Feb
2011
What are you looking at? …
Here’s a simple, yet profound fact: You see what you’re looking at. That’s why we miss so much of what’s immediately around us, and even more of […]
03
Nov
2010
Keeping strangers as strangers …
One reason why the church is lacking in making an impact on lives is because it has internalized the “genie in the bottle” complex. What I mean […]