How to prevent getting mad

February 2, 2010 | 2 comments

How often do you get mad or upset because your sense of order has been violated? Maybe you come home and the kitchen is a mess. No one thought to clean it up because they expected you to do it.

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