It Takes Courage to Go Down the Path of Challenge
The Question is, Can You Find Your Hidden Courage? Life is full of challenges. Nobody ever said that life would be easy. If they did…they were lying. Life’s challenges are the things that build character. They are the things that help us to become who we were meant to be. Anything worth doing is a […]
What’s Needed for a Good Construction Contractor is Simple
I Said It Was Simple…I Didn’t Say it Was Easy Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve written about the difficulty in finding good, qualified construction contractors and how this problem is amplified after a disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, flooding, etc. Finding a good construction contractor is a huge problem and has been […]
Not Everyone Likes Being the Center of Attention, While Some Do
Every One of Us is Different and We Need to Shine Where We’re Meant to Watching kids perform…or not, gives us some insight into who we are as adults. Last week was Vacation Bible School at our church. Sunday the kids had a program during our morning worship. It’s always fun to watch kids perform […]
What Does it Take to be a Good Construction Contractor?
In a Nutshell, the Problem is…There is No Clear Answer to the Question Last week I wrote about what’s missing when rebuilding after a disaster. It turns out that it’s the same thing that’s missing in everyday construction. There’s simply a lack of good construction contractors. So, what does it mean to be a “good […]
Do You Hear That? It’s the Sound of Being Called to Serve
It’s Up to You to Open Your Ears and Listen Carefully So You Do the Right Thing How many Christians does it take to screw in a light bulb?
What’s One Thing Missing from Disaster Response?
More Important, What Do We Do Once We Find It? It’s tornado season here in the mid-west. A few weeks ago, a tornado went through Andover doing a significant amount of damage. I’ve been involved in disaster response through the United Methodist Church for several years. A couple of the bigger ones I experienced were […]
Where Are You Being Lead…and Are You Sure It’s the Right Place?
Sometimes We’re So Confident, Only to Find Out We Missed the Mark This past Sunday we were blessed to have Rev. Bill Brazil filling the pulpit while Pastor Lee is on vacation. His sermon was based on the book, The Other Wise Man, by Henry van Dyke. This story is an addition to and expansion […]
How Do We Stop Being Sucked into the Center of the Vortex?
By Knowing That We’re in One and Not Letting it Happen Life is like a giant whirlpool spinning around at a high rate of speed. It’s constantly working to pull us down, with little hope of ever getting out. This sounds a little “gloom and doom” doesn’t it? That is not my intention. Actually, my […]
No Matter the Circumstances We Need to Give Everything to God
It’s More Than Our Ability That God Uses to Mend Broken Lives…It’s Our Faithfulness We’ve all experienced loss in our lives…some big and some small. The question is, in those times, how do we respond? Where is our focus? Is it on the loss or is it on God? Most of the time we think […]
Trials Will Help You Develop Your Character…If You Will Just Let Them
It Comes Down to Using Challenges as Stepping-Stones, Not Obstacles I’ve written about my truck situation a couple of times over the past few weeks. About how when life happens, it’s up to us to deal with the unplanned chaos. It’s been almost a month since the truck was wrecked. I went through the process […]