A check in your wallet does you very little good. It represents opportunity, for certain, but not action. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about spoiled potential We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and… Continue reading The Fierce Urgency of Now
Month: January 2011
Church Staff Expectations
Mark Batterson gives his list of staff expectations recently at his Evotional Blog. 1) I expect loyalty. I’ve got your back and you’ve got my back. 2) I expect you to be growing spiritually. This is my primary concern. It is so easy for those of us in full-time ministry to seek God for others… Continue reading Church Staff Expectations
Quoted: Bruce Howell on Souls
There’s only one thing I can think of… and that’s souls that need the Holy Ghost. During acceptance speech for Foreign Missions Director of the UPCI in 2010
Humorous Take on 5-fold Ministry
Ephesians 4:11 tells us that God has anointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. Silk describes these fivefold anointings in terms of what each might do at the scene of a car accident (see pp.53-55): The pastor applies first aid, dispenses blankets… Continue reading Humorous Take on 5-fold Ministry
Quoted: Arthur Thomas on Anointing
There are many sources of inspiration but only ONE source of the Anointing.
It’s All About The Finish
It was all going so well for Natsuki Terada. The Japanese runner was leading a recent marathon, but then he took a wrong turn… just 200m from the finish line. Terada had been competing for Kokugakuin University in the Hakone Ekiden relay marathon event between Tokyo and Hakone, and as he neared the end of… Continue reading It’s All About The Finish
How is Your Bible?
Professor Grant Horner was flown to 3-day interview/grilling process at Master’s College. At the end of the interview he was ushered in to Dr. MacArthur’s private study, where he was asked one question: “Can I see your Bible?” Horner thought he would be horrified, because it looked like it had been through a typhoon —… Continue reading How is Your Bible?
Quoted: Unknown on Money’s Use
Money is like manure: It’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around encouraging young things to grow.
Funny, Isn’t it? Or is it?
Isn’t it funny how $10.00 looks so big when we take it to church…..and so small when we take it to the store? Isn’t it funny how big 60 minutes are when serving God, but how small when we are fishing, or playing golf or basketball? Isn’t it funny how laborious it is to read… Continue reading Funny, Isn’t it? Or is it?
White Noise
A few years ago while I was working in the offices of General Motors, I was shocked at an inter-office memo I had received. The note was to explain about a new “noise filtering system” that was to be installed in the 1,000-plus employee complex within the coming weeks. It wasn’t the system alone that… Continue reading White Noise