Live true to yourself

February 1, 2010 | 1 comment

Always be yourself because the people who matter don’t mind, and the ones who mind, don’t matter. ~ Unknown Well, sometimes it does matter what others think, especially a spouse, a boss or other significant presence in our lives. But

Church growth

February 1, 2010 | 2 comments

A paraphrase of some ideas Rick Warren has on how to grow a church that I found in a column written by Rich Karlgaard in Forbes magazine (2/16/04). Don’t try to make your church grow. Instead, work to make your

The gift of giving

January 29, 2010 | 3 comments

Two brothers worked together on the family farm. One was married and had a large family. The other was single. At the day’s end, the brothers shared everything equally, produce and profit. Then one day the single brother said to

Judge rightly not selfishly

January 28, 2010 | 4 comments

If only I could throw away the urge to trace my patterns in your heart I could really see you. ~ Unknown Have you ever super-imposed your own belief system into the hearts of another and judged them accordingly? For