Posts tagged “Serve”
Paving the way
A longtime work friend of my husband’s recently visited us. He’s a Christian who is zealous about proclaiming the gospel to “save people from…
Lose the messiah complex
You will never be able to set wise boundaries with technology until you reject your messiah complex. Ever heard that term? A messiah complex…
The B team
Were you ever on the B team? Unless you were a stellar athlete, you may have spent time on the bench, warm-up pants firmly…
Evangelism step 2: Love
When you hear an unexpected knock on your door and peek out the window, is your attitude affected by whose face you see? For…
The blessing of routine
As a kid, I loved this time of year: BACK TO SCHOOL! By the end of August, I was always ready to leap into…
Stay focused
While Jesus was busy going through towns and teaching people, some Pharisees gave him some bad news: he should leave because Herod wanted to…
Life lessons from “The Chosen”
My husband and I have been watching the faith-based TV series The Chosen. While biblical scholars may take issue with some of the story…
Jesus took breaks
One of the reasons that Christian people so often burn out is because we believe that we are following the footsteps of Jesus. Jesus…
Give what you can
The story of Jesus and the generous but poor widow in Luke 21:1-4 is worth your time. Jesus has a different way of determining…
Just give it!
One of the biggest struggles that my congregation has is keeping its generous commitments. Whenever we open the Bible and preach on giving, people…
Be a body double!
Shoji Morimoto was fired in 2018. His boss noted that Shoji lacked initiative and accused him of “not doing anything.” Well, Morimoto turned “not…
Don’t sing songs to a heavy heart
Have you ever experienced a serious loss, setback, or disappointment and received cliché encouragement from friends or relatives? “It’s always darkest before the dawn.”…