Where there is great victory, you can be certain there will be great difficulties. The Apostle Paul had spent 12 weeks teaching and preaching before the Jewish people in the Ephesian synagogue. Week after week they allowed him to return, so... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When God is working in our lives, He doesn’t want our feedback. Can you imagine going to a surgeon for an operation, and then telling him, “I don’t want you to put me to sleep during the surgery so that I can make sure you’re doing a good... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The greatest enemy of commitment is not complacency but compromise. On October 31, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007 departed from Anchorage, Alaska, en route to Seoul, Korea. Unbeknownst to the captain or crewmembers, however, the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
You don’t have to brush your teeth . . . if you don’t want to keep them. When we eat, there are acids in our food which combine with the bacteria in our mouths to form plaque. After enough plaque builds up, it hardens into tartar and causes... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Jackie Robinson carried a chip on his shoulder from the moment he set foot in a baseball stadium until the time he left. Every game, he was greeted by jeering crowds and vicious abuse from opposing teams. Bean balls were hurled at him;... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Church growth isn’t the pastor’s responsibility. After visiting a church for two months, a man was approached by the pastor after the service. The pastor asked him if he would mind helping in a few areas at the church. He said, “Look, Pastor,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
An experienced pilot knows that he has no control over all the circumstances surrounding his flight. Take, for instance, weather conditions, cloud density, and visibility. Does he panic every time a storm surfaces? Does he shudder in fear as... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever left the house without your checkbook or grocery list—or even worse, without your driver’s license? Ever get amnesia when your spouse’s birthday or anniversary rolled around? Well, you know what they say: “The first thing that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
A group of boys were fishing in Modesto, California. One of the boys caught something quite unusual. Nick Pole, one of the fisherman, said, “The game warden said it was probably a red-tail piranha or something.” The California Fish and Game... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
A young woman showed up for work at a nursing home. Her job was to go to all the residents and ask them questions about their lives. The idea was to help the staff understand more about their backgrounds. Wendy Lustbader took her job... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
