What else is there to do but… blame God? It wasn’t his own hands or the Pittsburgh secondary Sunday that foiled Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson from hauling in what should have been the game-winning TD catch in the end zone. It was God. “I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!!” the 24-year-old tweeted from his iPad… Continue reading When You Drop The Ball
Author: Jay Jones
Quoted: Gordon MacDonald on Character
The Character of a person is revealed in how he responds in moments of impossibility.
A Bride in White…
(Sermon seed by Tony McCall) An article on CNN.com details a recent shift in wedding preferences of brides choosing colored dresses over the traditional white. Instead of trying to fit a certain mold, Ariel Meadow Stallings cut up a lime-green prom dress she found on eBay, and paired it with an iridescent blue corset. After… Continue reading A Bride in White…
Quoted: Fred Mitchell on the Character and Quality of Leaders
It is the quality of leaders that they can bear to be sat on, absorb shocks, act as a buffer, bear being much plagued… The wear and tear of the continual friction and trials which come to the servants of God are the greatest test of character.
Where Do Ideas Come From?
Here are some interesting insight from marketing guru Seth Godin on the birthplace of ideas. How many of these would apply to sermon thoughts, and vision-casting? Ideas don’t come from watching television Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture Ideas often come while reading a book Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only… Continue reading Where Do Ideas Come From?
Youth Leaving the Church
As cited inLeadership Journal, the statistics are alarming: Rainer Research estimates that 70 percent of young people leave the church by age 22. Barna Group argues that the figure increases to 80 percent by age 30. The Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, recently observed that growth in their churches is failing to keep… Continue reading Youth Leaving the Church
Quoted: Sir Wilfred T. Grenfell on Caring for Others
The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.
Quoted: Chester L. Tolson on Church Missions
The local church must think big. It’s mission must embrace not just local causes by the needs of the world beyond. The more the congregation can give away, the more it will take in.
Obama Most ‘Gay’-Friendly President
Not quite half way through his first term, President Barack Obama has appointed more than 150 openly homosexual officials, exceeding all other presidents. They have been appointed as everything from agency heads and commission members to policy officials and senior staffers. The previous high, of about 140, was during two full terms under President Bill… Continue reading Obama Most ‘Gay’-Friendly President
Respond or React?
Life will throw surprises and unexpected events your way. What you do with those is what makes all of the difference. You can either “respond” or “react.” Just as it is with medicine, reactions are negative; responses are positive. The seemingly unattainable goal is to stop long enough before doing or saying anything in order… Continue reading Respond or React?