Living large is a familiar term to most people. It literally applies to me, to a degree. I am large, and can prove it. 2X shirts are the smallest I’ll wear, I prefer 3X. Even my head is large. Finding glasses that fit my melon can be difficult. My latest pair that fit well is […]
Anyone involved in a ministry position, or one that involves dealing directly with people, knows that things don’t work according to plan. Many can shrug off these issues, but there are just as many who cannot. Problems lead to nervousness, then to anxiety, and even being depressed. The Black Dog describes how one man faced […]
What would happen if we took a look at our lives, and made big changes in how we live for Christ? If we changed what we think being a Christian means, and who is capable of showing that to others? David Platt poses those types of questions in The Radical Question and A Radical Idea. […]
The Father-Daughter relationship is unique among parent-child relationships. There is a special bond that exists, and Would You… Read Me to Sleep illustrates this bond, and much more. As you go through the story, George E. Edenfield tells how the bond works, how close the two are. The little girl and the dad have a routine, […]
I can only speak for myself, but I have never been able to truly claim my mind was blank. When I have said that, it was because I could think of nothing relevant to the situation. It might not have anything useful to another person, but it is always going on about something. Since my […]
We hear the word “no” a lot, both in daily life and in churches. What about “Yes?” Why does it seem to be left by the wayside? It holds quite a bit of promise. That is the point that Mike Glenn focuses on in The Gospel of Yes. Starting with a background of Yes versus […]
There is all kinds of bitterness these days. People are bitter over the economy, government, school and an abundance of other things. I know that I cannot stop them being bitter, but I do have a question that I must ask. If I let the bitterness of another person affect my mood, does it not […]
I like puns and word games, though I can get aggravated at ones I can’t solve. The title is a play on words, but that isn’t my point this time. There was a book written several years ago that dealt with not worrying about little things, and everything is a little thing. I have not […]
I don’t know how many people have heard this term, I don’t know where I got it from, but I’ll use it anyway. Book smart but street dumb. The way it was explained to me, you know facts, but cannot relate to reality. You can rattle off the stats of any given sports team, but […]
We hear the word minister, and will often think that it is the job of one person, the pastor. While it is true that the pastor is supposed to minister, we have that responsibility, too. In fact, we need to minister to the minister. That is the point found in Ministering to Your Minister, by […]
