Just A Lil’ R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Aretha Franklin might have made the word respect popular but it had been around well before she came on the scene. As the song suggests, respect is something that everybody craves and longs for,...
View ArticleIf God Cares
Lately I have been reading through the book of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. In one of my readings, I stumbled across this verse: “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor gather...
View ArticleMeasuring the Impact of Our Lives
What will people say about you when you are gone? What will be said about your life, your family, your ministry, your church, your organization in its absence? Will people and the communities that you...
View ArticleAddressing the Sins of the Past in Four Not Quite So Easy Steps
In a post that I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I asked what is the process in which we are to address wrongdoing in the past in order to bring about reconciliation. I want to follow up that post by...
View ArticleIf You Want to Be Great, I Dare You to Drink this Cup
“James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” They said to...
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