10 Qualities of a Servant Leader
11/29/10 11:20 Filed in: Stewardship
In the business world, servant-leaders achieve extraordinary results by giving priority to the needs of others. They act as humble stewards of their organizations. The same thing holds true in the spiritual world where disciples achieve great things by serving Jesus, Others and Yourself, in that order. The result is best expressed in the acronym: J.O.Y. Read More...
We Can't Say We Weren't Warned
11/28/10 05:17 Filed in: Time
Just a guess, but I wonder if many people in Noah’s time thought there was nothing wrong with their lifestyle and that the warnings were meant for other people.
Just a guess, but I wonder if the same biases could lead us into ignoring Jesus’ warning. We are so immersed in our own culture that we might fail to see the warning signs all around us Read More...
Just a guess, but I wonder if the same biases could lead us into ignoring Jesus’ warning. We are so immersed in our own culture that we might fail to see the warning signs all around us Read More...
The Future Comes Soon Enough
11/24/10 07:00 Filed in: Fear
These are worrisome times. But experience shows that many of our worries and fears about the future simply do not materialize. They do not merit the emotional toll they take on us. Mark Twain could have been speaking for all of us when he said, ‘I’ve known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.’ For example, if you tried to recall all the things that you worried about at this time last year, chances are only one or two might come quickly to mind. Read More...
The Thirteenth Apostle
10/28/10 08:39 Filed in: Discipleship
A Spiritual Home Security System
10/20/10 09:31 Filed in: Home
We must be ever vigilant and faithful in protecting what God has entrusted to us. The Devil will try to lull us into a false sense of security, blind us to obvious spiritual threats and get us to slacken off. He’ll distract us from prayer, preoccupy us with worldly thoughts, and catch us unaware. Read More...
Witnessing to Our Families
10/20/10 05:42 Filed in: Family
Do the math and you quickly realize the enormity of our mission in life. If each of us has three children and each of them has three children and so on for one generation after another within five generations, we'll have 243 heirs. In seven generations, we're talking about 2,187 souls. All influenced to some degree by our lives, prayers and example. Read More...