Forgiveness

I am linked to a fellow in the Netherlands on LinkedIn dot com.  We’re also connected at Plaxo Pulse.  I’ve never met him before, but today he blessed my life with the video posted here.
I remarked to Bev what a wonder it is that I could have this online relationship without [...]

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Whatever

When our daughter was in high school and feeling omniscient, she had a phrase that she used to repel any attempt to enlighten her or explain some idea. The word was “whatever,” and it was guaranteed to stop any further conversation as she served notice that she had no interest at all in what was being [...]

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Funeral

I found out last Friday that a friend had died.  I knew her at a previous church for which I worked.  She had been an insulin dependent diabetic since age 3.  I was always impressed by her personal discipline.  Had she not been, I doubt she would have survived until her late 50’s.
The recent death [...]

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Teamwork

One of the greatest sins a “leader” can commit is to work alone.  Good leadership equips, empowers, trusts, and releases.  The best way to do this is through teams, and this is a good definition of team.  “A team is a group organized to work together to accomplish a set of objectives that cannot be achieved [...]

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Predicting

I was working on a sermon recently that was exploring the idea of being prepared for the Second Coming, whenever that happens.  The language of the New Testament seems to indicate that the First Century disciples believed that the Second Coming was imminent.  Some were, apparently, quitting their jobs in order to wait.  Others were [...]

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“Church” Jargon

Bob Kaylor, senior writer for Homiletics Magazine, has gotten me to thinking about my vocabulary, particularly in regard to people who are not currently part of a church community.  I’ve struggled with what name to use to refer to this rather large group.  Sadly, I’ve resorted to the all-too-common term, “unchurched.”
Kaylor writes that being “churched” [...]

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Daylight Savings

Several years ago a friend of mine a friend of mine told a joke in order to explain Daylight Saving Time.  According to the joke, a man wanted to lengthen his blanket, so he cut a portion off one end and sewed it on the other end.
Okay, not very funny, but that’s about how much [...]

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SermonSpice dot com

One of my favorite sermon resource sites is SermonSpice dot com.  I have been using them for a few years now, and I never cease to be amazed at the wonderful variety that I find at the site.
What’s neat is that SermonSpice is located just down the around about 60 miles in Fresno.  That really [...]

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