Posts Tagged With: God

Matthew 25:14-20 tells a story of the talents a king distributed the talents and when he came back he demanded an account. Those who multiplied the talents were rewarded the one who sat on the talent and did nothing was punished.  Today in the church we use this story to point to what good stewardship [...]

What do you deserve? Our church for the last two weeks has been feeding the local high school band.  The comment has been made to me that there are not enough band kids attending our church to warrant the money we are sinking into the meals.  In other words because they are not our kids [...]

I never have liked that phrase. It seems to me lately that I see it more and more. Unfortunately those people who seem to use it are on a self-destructive path.  When they are cornered or confronted they lash out blast you with the “mindya”. As if that justifies their behavior. If you live a [...]

Have you ever been called on to pray publicly and had someone compliment you on your prayer afterwards? They might say that you “did a good job” “said a lovely prayer” or “that was great”.  Am I the only one to find that strange? I mean you do not walk up to someone after hearing [...]

We have just returend from a great week of camp. There were many decisions and discussions that arose from what the staff at the camp prepared and presented. But with everything there is always a negative side. This week was no different.  This week I saw the worst example of leadership I have ever been [...]