There are old ways of doing things. And there are new ways. Remember the old way of watching movies? VHS. I asked my 8-year old son if he know what a VHS player was. He answered and said, “Is that a sport?” How about the old way of taking pictures? Film. It took a couple of hours to actually see the shots you took because it had to be ‘developed’. Now with digital cameras, you can see the pictures almost instantaneously. When we gave our life to Christ, the Bible says that those who are ….
by Dennis Sy | Posted onSaturday, February 11th, 2012| Tags: biblical, family, fathers, husbands, job, men, producers, stewardship, work |no responses Men you are defined by what you produce and not what you consume. Men we are created to leave a legacy but if we act as consumers rather than producers we leave nothing but problems. Most men live their lives taking in. What can I get from the girl? What can I consume? We have passed the buck to be responsible to our wife, fiancee or girlfriend. A huge chunk of what we earn as men goes to toys or our hobby instead of our future. Nothing wrong with stuff and video games but to ….
Simple thought. Every single thing that we have in our life, material, spiritual, financial, time, children etc. Is a gift from God. None of it is ultimately mine. My kids are not mine, my job is not mine, my money is not mine, my time is not mine, my spiritual gifts are not mine. When I get to heaven I am going to have to take all the things that God has “loaned” me and give them back to him. My material goods are on loan, my spiritual gifts are on loan, my money is ….
by Jim Laffoon | Posted onTuesday, October 11th, 2011| Tags: calling, character, family, hope and encouragement, humility, leadership, Obedience, Parenting, Power of God |one response by Jim Laffoon Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to have their disputes decided. She sent for Barak, son of Abinoam, from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead the way to Mount Tabor. I will lure Sisera, the commander of Jabin’s army, ….
by Steve Murrell A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO while reading the latest on-line sports news, I clicked on a link to Dennis Rodman’s NBA Hall of Fame acceptance speech. That 12 minute speech answered a lot of questions about the enigmatic basketball star. After viewing the video twice, I tweeted that Rodman’s speech was “sad, heart-breaking & refreshingly honest.” Here’s a quote from speech that many can relate to: “I have one regret: I wish I was a better father.” –Dennis Rodman Inspired by Rodman’s gut-wrenching honesty and by Psalm 127, last Sunday I preached a sermon ….
by Paolo Punzalan ‘JUST MET WITH A GUY who sincerely desired to grow his relationship with God. I thoroughly enjoyed our talk. I loved his humility. He acknowledged He needed God in His life and was ready to do whatever it takes to get from point A to B. He asked what are the steps to take. I couldn’t give any. Not that I didn’t have any in mind, but I didn’t want having a relationship with Jesus be reduced to a series of do’s and don’t’s. Unfortunately (or fortunately), that’s the thing with relationships. ….
by Stephen Mansfield | Posted onSaturday, September 17th, 2011| Tags: character, Discipleship, faith, family, leadership, Lordship, love, making disciples, Parenting, Power of God, prayer, reaching the lost, Relationship, service, Will of God |no responses by Stephen MansfieldI received an email this week. It asked that I offer again a piece I wrote nearly two decades ago. I’m happy to do so. May it be an encouragement to those who serve in unnoticed roles.________________________________________Her name was Elizabeth Anne Everest. Few today will remember her. In fact, few would have known of her even during her lifetime, which ended in near obscurity in 1895. She was, after all, only a nannyone of thousands in Victorian Englandwho quietly spent their days caring for the children of other people. Strolling in a park ….
by Lynette LewisTHE FIRST EMAIL I read this morning was from a friend who was up in the middle of the night, having so much heartache. I sent her back encouragement and it struck me that what I shared might be encouraging to others. In this case, I was also exhorting myself. I trust this will bring encouragement to you, whatever you are facing. . .Oh my friend, I know this is one tough valley again, and you have been in it for a long time. My confidence and conviction for you is, THIS WILL ….
By Lynette Lewis (note: This blog was written by Lynette Lewis on Jan 1, 2011) When do you hold on to a dream and when is it time to let go? For five years I’ve wanted to get pregnant. I was pregnant once, but had a miscarriage. My heart was broken yet hopeful it would happen again, right away. Three years later, two surgeries, countless doctor visits and hundreds of prayers….still no pregnancy. What’s a heart to do? Part of me remains full of faith…faith to believe and stand…faith stronger having been tested. I’ve also ….
By Ross Middleton This will be a little controversial, but if you know me, I don’t necessarily mind that. Many parents, let me rephrase that, thousands of parents go to their kids football, baseball, soccer, etc. games all the time, every day. It seems like on countless SportsCenter specials I’ve seen an interview with the parent of a kid talking about how they “never missed a game.” Now while this is commendable, and I by no means am trying to rain on anyone’s parade, and in most cases in America, we need more parental involvement, ….
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