Stress – Stress – Stress! Eliminate it!
I knew the week would be a challenging week. I felt like there weren’t going to be enough hours in the day, and that I might not have the energy to make it through the week. My schedule was just packed. What do you do with a week like that? I chose to pray. I started...
read moreAmerica’s Kids: Garbage In. Garbage Out.
Programmers use the phrase, “Garbage in, garbage out.” According to Wikipedia, George Fuechsel came up with it as a teaching mantra. Although it is true of computers, it is true of people too! What are you feeding your kids? I’m not talking about food. I’m talking...
read moreAre You Direct? Is Blunt Holding You Back?
Have you ever tried to talk to someone, but all you did was make them mad? I’ve done that. Direct always worked for me until I tried to lead. Even then, it still worked up to a point. I tried to sandwich the negative between 2 positives, but blunt was still my enemy....
read moreWitness to the World, Don’t Become Like the World
Christians often try to witness to someone by hanging out with them. Do you know what typically happens? They nearly always become more like the person they are trying to reach, and the person they are trying to reach often either doesn’t move at all or they move...
read moreShould Christian Churches Lend or Rent Space to Muslim Groups for Worship?
I could not believe my ears this week. I turned on the television to hear that Christian Churches were lending or renting space in their buildings for Muslims to worship while their Mosques were being built. Either they are not spending enough time in their Bibles, or...
read moreDon’t Look Back. The Answer Isn’t There.
I used to replay things in my head. I wanted to understand why folks did what they did. Why did they do that to me or to someone else? Why did the Israelites, with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, act the way that they acted? Were they dense? We are just...
read moreWhen A Christian Stumbles in a Big Way: Part 5
When I was a teenager, I made a lot of mistakes. At times I was disappointed and embarrassed about my choices. I really did not want to have them held over my head, but often they were. Have you ever wished you had a second chance? Have you ever had someone take...
read moreWhen A Christian Stumbles in a Big Way: Part 4
Much of ministry could be put under the heading of reconciliation. Winning the lost is really reconciliation of a person to God. If someone falls out of fellowship with God, they need to reconcile that. Family or marriage counseling is reconciliation of people to each...
read moreWhen A Christian Stumbles in a Big Way: Part 3
I remember when I turned back toward my Father in Heaven. I knew I had not been doing right. I knew that I needed to repent. The only problem was that - regardless of my desire to do right - I did not feel all that sorry for what I had done wrong. Have you ever felt...
read moreWhen A Christian Stumbles in a Big Way: Part 2
Previously, we talked about when a Christian stumbles how hurtful it is, are they really saved, and why they stumble. Today we are going to look at accountability, consequences, and loss. What is our role as brothers and sisters in Christ? What needs to happen? We all...
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