Seeking wisdom from lessons learned, exploring life beyond the surface, learning from successes and failures.
“I just don’t understand why all churches aren’t doing this,” my friend said the other night when we were having dinner and solving the problems of the world. We have been reading a book together by Bill Hybels, pastor of Willow Creek
Flying Free – Music, Faith and Recovery There’s a peace I’ve come to knowThough my heart and flesh may failThere’s an anchor for my soulI can say “It is well” Chris Tomlin, I Will Rise Does anyone really recover from grief? I lost
Failure is an opportunity, not a stop sign! Rejection. No one likes it, but some are more afraid of it than others. I’ve had to come to terms with this a lot recently, because I’m learning how to do sales calls for Gathering.
Lesson #1: You only have to be available. If you read scripture, you will find one thing for certain: God didn’t pick people who had the most impressive resumes; He looked into their hearts. When he chose Moses to lead His people
SERVING IN THE WAY JESUS SERVED IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK, AND IT’S ALSO EASIER THAN YOU THINK. HERE ARE SOME WHYS AND HOW TO’S. One of the things that God wants us to do as Christians is to “go forth
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able
This morning I was thinking about boundaries, and these questions: To what extent am I responsible for the happiness of others? Who is responsible for my own happiness? Then I went to Sunday School, and the main bible verse we studied was: For that
O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all… Psalm 104:24 (NLT) Growing up I wasn’t much of an outdoor person. I mostly played indoors with dolls. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to love
Every week in our church service we pray the Lord’s prayer together. The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer that was taught to us by Jesus (Matthew 6:9-15). One line of the Lord’s prayer that most of us are familiar with is: And