Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
It’s lonely at the top. Do you agree with that statement? Has it been true for you in your ministry experience? Some leaders renounce that statement, saying that we are only as lonely as we choose to be, and that being a senior level leader does not mean we have to live in misunderstood isolation. They assert that it is entirely possible to find and…
Carmello Anthony is no longer a Denver Nugget. I’m sure that news is less than unimportant to you non-basketball fans; however, to those of us who follow the NBA, the mid-season trades can be a little weird. It’s strange to hear a basketball franchise brag about their star players and profess their long-term hopes and dreams, and then watch them trade them away like poker…
Well my daughters have officially reached a milestone in their march toward adolescence. They’ve said goodbye to tasty, bubble gum flavored amoxicillin, and started taking their medicine the adult way–by swallowing big, nasty pills. Do you remember the trauma of trying to swallow your first pill? You had to get it far enough back that it wouldn’t swirl around in your mouth causing you to…
Image via Wikipedia In 1996 Evander Holyfield won a technical knockout over the wildly favored Mike Tyson and went on to secure his place among boxing legends. As a die-hard Holyfield fan I’ve watched replays of that fight many times, and each time I’ve seen it I’ve been intrigued by a late-round interaction between Evander and his trainer Don Turner. Deep in to the fight…
Image via Wikipedia While traveling through Europe the summer after my high school graduation I made an interesting observation about many of the ancient cathedrals–their walls were often adorned with the likenesses of human skulls. Although a Pirates of the Caribbean skull-laden decor is the last look I would want in my own church, I think the architects of those early sanctuaries were on to something:…