Patience is a virtue… that few people seem to have these days. In our fast-paced lives, we all struggle with patience at times. But if there were a competition for the least patient person of the year, one woman has made a strong case to win. According to reports by Fox News, on April 14,…
Our culture and the people we surround ourselves have a huge impact on our behavior. Whenever we stand out from what others think is “normal,” people will try to pull us back down to be more like them. There is always pressure to conform. Dave Ramsey uses the following example from a study conducted: A…
The Christian life is like a marathon. It requires hard work and perseverance. Sometimes we fall. Sometimes we make mistakes. But no matter how difficult the journey, we must get up and keep pressing forward. God calls us to finish the race. Prior to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania was…
The following is a guest post by Adam Tisdale, Pastor of North Hills Church in Meridianville, AL. Adam blogs at helpmyunbelief.wordpress.com about the intersection of his faith and his cancer. “Man plans, God laughs” (Yiddish Proverb) I’m not preaching this week, but that wasn’t my original plan. And I tend to love my plans. I wonder if God laughs at…
It’s the new year, which means one of two things: You have made a bunch of resolutions that you will probably fail by February. Or you are one of the cynical people who know the statistics, so you have made only one resolution: no more resolutions. Did you know that 46% of people who make…
It’s Monday, are you tired? Do you feel burned out? Are you going through a dry spell? Are you struggling with what to preach next sunday? Congratulations, you are normal. Most pastors deal with the Monday blues. Most pastors experience the holy hangover. But don’t feel defeated. You don’t have to stay this way. You can…
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