Will You be My Friend?: I heard it said once that most people are looking for a friendly church, but as I have been in the ministry for some time, I have come to realize that it is not necessarily a friendly church that people are looking for but a friend at church. If someone comes to church and doesn’t know anyone, it is much less likely that they will return. If a person … [Read more...]
July Prayer Letter
Abiding in Him: When I was younger, I always liked to play outside in the fields and woods on the farm where I grew up. There was something about being out side with he plants and trees. Now, I hated having to mow our yard, but loved to play out in it. When I got a little older, I liked landscaping, and even took it upon myself to do the landscaping around our house and pool. … [Read more...]
Abide in Him
When I was younger, I always liked to play outside in the fields and woods on the farm where I grew up. There was something about being out side with he plants and trees. Now, I hated having to mow our yard, but loved to play out in it. When I got a little older, I liked landscaping, and even took it upon myself to do the landscaping around our house and pool. After I dug the … [Read more...]
Seek Wisdom
There was once a small, green turtle that lived by a small pond. Every day the little turtle watched as the birds would fly down and drink water and then fly away high into the sky. As the little, green turtle watched day after day, the only thing he could think about was what it would be like to be able to fly like the birds. He dreamed and dreamed until one day he finally … [Read more...]
Servanthood (What type of Leader are You?)
A while back I was writing a few posts about the characteristics necessary to be the leader that God wants us to be, and since I haven’t been able to write for a while I wanted to go back and share a few more of those characteristics that I think can help all of us become better leaders. If you didn’t see the first posts, just click on the name and you can read them here. First … [Read more...]