Throw Off What Hinders Your Church
I was reading an article about Alexander the Great whose troops after many victorious battles looked like they were about to be defeated. His soldiers had taken so much plunder from their previous campaigns that they had become weighted down and were losing their effectiveness in combat. Alexander commanded that all the spoils of war […]
Two Sides of the Same Coin
It seems as if politics are taking center stage in a lot of Facebook conversations. And many of the conversations inevitably turn to social justice. In fact if you read the online publications of most denominations you will find them filled with social justice projects. Recently I’ve been involved in a couple of conversations online […]
Fathers: Teach Your Children Well
In his book “Healing the Masculine Soul”, author Gordon Dalbey tells the story of a Catholic nun who worked in a men’s prison. One day a prisoner asked her to buy him a Mother’s Day card for his mother. She did, and the word got out to other prisoners, and pretty soon this nun was […]
Choose Wisely in the Game of LIFE
Do you remember the Milton Bradley board game from the 1960’s called “The Game of LIFE?” At the beginning of the game as you turn the distinctive spinner you are confronted with two choices. You must choose to either go directly into business or go to college. For some reason as a kid playing this […]
The Doer Dilemma
It’s not politically correct these days, but the old adage, “Too many chiefs and not enough indians” points to a larger problem in the church today. Yes, there’s a leadership vacuum in most churches today, but not for the reasons most people think. It’s not that there aren’t potential leaders there in the church, there […]
The First Memorial Day
Memorial Day is when we honor the men and women of our Armed Services who have made the supreme sacrifice giving their lives for their country. Today I am reminded of the film “Saving Private Ryan” in which James Ryan, now in his seventies, has returned with his family to a military cemetery in Normandy […]