I would like to propose that serving is not just “showing up,” but it is opening our hearts to see and serve people– especially people who draw us out of our comfort zones.
“I’m busy, I don’t do good meeting new people, it’s not my thing, and I don’t have anything in common with anybody.” These are all excuses we use not to attend a small group. Hey! I get it. I too have used the same excuses after a long week or day. If you just give it...
Google the word “it” and you get a reference to a horror movie. Look “it” up in the dictionary and you will discover the following definitions: pronoun: it used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified. “a room with two beds in it”...
When people think about the word evangelist, their minds often go straight to people preaching in the streets. Realistically, evangelism is not that hard and not always that “out there”. There are three types of evangelists: passive, soft, and hard. Everyone can...
It is early Friday morning as I sit down to write out the thoughts that have been stirring in my mind about “Pain”. I grab my bowl of oatmeal and turn on the tv to check the news and weather. Timing is perfect, on pops a commercial. Here is the scenario: several...
That’s right, you are! No matter how hard you want to run from it, escape it, dodge it, dip it or elude it; it’s going to find you. You don’t have a choice about the matter and it can be overwhelming and most assuredly should be taken seriously. Many have failed at...