Posts tagged “Serve”
Listen when he speaks
There was an old TV commercial about a financial firm named E.F. Hutton. It showed Mr. Hutton in a busy restaurant or on a…
Forget about the “perfect” Christmas
If you could change anything, what would it be? I’m not asking about world peace or cancer. We’re heading into Christmas, and this is…
Celebrate the managers
At the conclusion of the Wisconsin boys high school state Division 3 basketball championship game, all the players had been awarded their medals. It…
Using your time even better
Pastor Mike’s latest sermon series may challenge you a bit. It changed my perspective. Maybe you, like me, tend to justify the way you…
Bringing light to the world
Last year at a Little League championship game, 12-year-old Kaiden Shelton threw a pitch that hit Isaiah Jarvis in the head. Isaiah fell to…
Being persistent, not stubborn
Today I want to talk to all the dreamers out there. I don’t mean the nighttime dreamers; I mean the other kind. If you…
Jesus hates hypocrisy
A few years ago, I heard a pastor confess his struggle with hypocrisy. As his congregation was preparing to host a midweek conference, the…
I hope you’re satisfied
You shall have no other gods. We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. If you grew up in the…
Choices, choices
We love choices, right? We love the freedom to choose things that make us happy or make our lives better. Regular or curly fries…
Abuse: How can I help?
Have you been following along with the current Time of Grace series on abuse? If so, I’m betting you—like me—have been thinking a lot…
Time pressure
You and I are busy. Time is precious. Do you ever say, “But I don’t have time!”? These are some of the things we…
What is the real message of Easter?
For over a thousand years, Jewish believers worshiped God on Saturday, also called the Sabbath. But after Jesus rose from the dead, early Christians…