These days, I’m fixated on helping broken Christians feel better.
It’s tempting to talk about “in this season of life,” or “my calling,” or other noble-sounding catch phrases. These can become cliche real fast.
Seriously, though, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what I’m supposed to be when I grow up. Helping broken Christians feel better might be part of that equation.
John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence,” and that’s what spurred me on to today’s blog, because you make a difference whether you mean to or not.
Some folks are perfectly content with routine, to be ordinary. Some folks find routine stifling. My seminary roomie, Tommy Phelps, cracked me up when talking about this. We shared the same part-time job – we drove school buses for the Fort Worth Independent School District. This was Tommy’s litany: “Get up. Go to the bus […]
This blog’s tagline includes the phrase, “Be encouraged,” which leads into three reasons to be an encourager. I latched onto that thought early on, when I was determining just exactly what I wanted to communicate to folks who were simply discouraged. I know full well that most of our lives are centered in the thought, […]
Have you ever said that? “What difference does it make?” I have. And the extension of that thought is even darker: “What difference do I make?” Many of us, I’ll wager, would like to make an impact on the world around us. To leave a mark, as it were. There’s something comforting about living a […]
“I am immortal.” Immortality is, to some, a science fiction fantasy. For the believer, however, the promise of heaven is also the promise of immortality. Is it possible to experience immortality in the flesh? I believe it is. To say “I am immortal,” and say it with a straight face involves a certain mindset and […]
Carol is one of my former students from my ministry days at First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, almost 40 years ago. Hers is a compelling story. I love this “kid.”
Are you burning? Are you on fire? Both of those phrases can be positive or negative, depending on where your head and heart are. If your skin is charred and peeling off, that’s not too good. But if if you’re on fire or passionate or have an appropriate burning desire for the good, this is […]
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