Articles
Is Your Home A Refuge?
Published by on August 31st 2010
The summer months are over and the daily routines are back to a typical pace. What is that pace for your family? Do your children have dance lessons, ball practice, meetings after school and then come home for two hours of homework? Dinner is usually picked up from the fast food drive through and eaten on the way home. Family conversation is spent communicating about what activity is next or “Hurry, you’ll be late!”
Who Are You?
Published by on August 24th 2010
When you are asked that question what is your response? I usually say, “I am Scotty’s wife, Jenny or Jake’s mom, Abby Grace, Ashlyn, Jillian Kate, or Jessa-Claire’s Gigi, Jay and Rosemary’s daughter or Brad’s sister.” My family is very important to me, but my personal identity should be based on who I am in Christ. In ministry to children some critical lessons can be taught at an early age to provide a basis for living a successful, triumphant life in Him.
Thoughts from Reggie McNeal’s Book
Published by on August 17th 2010
Thoughts from Reggie McNeal’s Book - Practicing Greatness
The second discipline discussed in the book, Practicing Greatness, is self-management. Chances are you will not become a great leader until you become a manager of yourself.
And The Winner Is . . .
Published by on August 10th 2010
Reality shows are very popular on television today. My five year old grand-daughter knows all about American Idol, Biggest Loser, Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelor/Bachelorette. These shows are interesting to watch but every week someone has to be told they don’t have what it takes to stay on the show. They are asked to leave because there can only be one winner.
Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders
Published by on August 3rd 2010
My next few articles were inspired from reading Reggie McNeal’s book, Practicing Greatness.
The discipline of self-awareness is the leader’s intentional quest to understand oneself. Here are some hazards when leaders are not being self-aware:
Lesson from Psalms
Published by on July 27th 2010
The book of Psalms is so rich; you can almost find a lesson from each verse and easily one from each chapter. I often read the chapter in Psalm coordinating with the day of the month, which is a practice someone told me about long ago. Even though I read the same verses over and over again, God speaks to me in different ways.
Friends in the Family
Published by on July 13th 2010
In the book of Genesis there are several references to family relationships that are not very pleasant. In fact you may remember the first two brothers didn’t get along at all! We have all heard the story about Cain, Abel and the first murder in the Bible. How could that happen between brothers? Can you spell
J-E-A-L-O-U-S-Y? When God asked Cain where his brother was, he said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Change
Published by on July 6th 2010
Webster’s definition of change are as follows:
1. To put or take (a thing) in place of something else
2. To exchange
3. To make different—to alter or to vary.
Some synonyms for change are modify, evolve, be converted, resolve to, turn into, mellow, mature, transform, reform, adjust, grow, become, evolve, and adapt.
