When People See You in the Ballfield of Life

Baseball and field

I’ve known Charley (name changed) to be a good, church going man, always well dressed, well groomed and polite. We’ve been in Bible studies together. Charley has even been known […]

Today is Preparation for Tomorrow

Planning

What you are in the middle of today is preparation for what you will do next. God has designed each of us with a purpose in mind. While He knit […]

The First Three

Multi-etching group of happy students greeting someone in university hallway.

You’ve likely heard the adage, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” But have you ever considered how long it takes to make that first impression? […]

8 Learning Styles, Which Favors You?

Education, teaching, learning concept

Mr. and Mrs. Styles decided to have Mrs. Styles homeschool their children – all eight of them. While she knew that each of her children had individual personalities, Mrs. Styles […]

Rising Above our Own Ignorance

Three brass colored cooking pans

In his book, See You at the Top, Zig Ziglar shares this story; “Several years ago in Columbia, South Carolina, a young cookware salesman sat In my office. It was […]

A Gift for the Honoree

Have you ever thought about the fact that Christmas is the only Birthday we celebrate where we give everyone except the honoree a gift? It is true. When invited to […]

The Spirit of Giving Grows

I recently read the story of Chad Rose, a Michigan resident who one year happened to have an extra Christmas tree that was used on his business’s parade float. Not […]

What More Could We Ask – or Do?

“For unto us a child is given, unto us a son is born.” Isaiah 9:6 This verse is packed so full with information that it cannot be exhausted in a […]

Be an Increasing Leader, Not a Reducing One

I recently heard of an associate pastor who moved from one church to another. His new pastor was different. The associate pastor said when his new pastor spent time with […]