Discover your spiritual gift. Then, get involved in a ministry so you can use it.
The great thing about spiritual gifts is that everybody has at least one. Some people have more than one, but you have at least one special spiritual ability given to you by the Holy Spirit. The purpose of […]

Commit yourself to projects; dedicate yourself to people.

There’s nothing wrong with projects, but projects never accomplished anything, because people do the projects. Keep that in mind when you begin your next project. Your performance is important, and it’s important that you commit yourself to giving your best effort. But the people you […]

The best way to put fractured families back together is to love each other.

Our culture’s concept of “family” is fractured. Husbands and wives battle in divorce courts. Children sue parents over custody. The government attempts to legislate relationships.
God knows about the family. After all, he invented it! God designed the […]

Criticism and finding fault are not spiritual gifts.
Spiritual gifts are designed by God to help the church. Criticism and finding fault are not helpful. Therefore, criticism and finding fault are not spiritual gifts.
This little bit of logic was brought to you by the apostle Paul, who advised, “You should desire the most helpful […]

You can tell a lot about your priorities by reveiwing your checkbook ledger.

If your house were on fire and you had time to retrieve only one item, what would it be? Most likely, it would be the thing that has the most value to you. The value could be measured in financial terms, […]

Know the difference between tolerance and permissiveness.

We make decisions about tolerance and permissiveness every day, and sometimes we confuse the two. When you are tolerant toward others, you are patient with them, even though their opinions or behaviors may differ from yours. You may even be convinced the other person is dead wrong, […]

If you look for the best in people, you are likely to find value in every person.

It seems that our natural tendency is to be critical of other people. (Maybe it makes us feel better about ourselves if we belittle someone else.) As with most of our natural tendencies and instincts, God wants […]

Teach children in some way throughout your life.

We must never forget that children are a gift from God. They are not our possession, our property, or even our right. As Henri Nouwen wrote, “Our children are our most important guests.”
We are responsible to care for and nurture our children, and we must also […]

Keep your anger under control so it doesn’t control you.

There are two kinds of anger. There is righteous anger that comes out of a godly response to sin. This is the kind of anger that God displays because sin is such an offense to Him. Jesus showed righteous anger when He chased […]

A true friend can multiply your joy and divide your sorrow.

In your lifetime you will have thousands of acquaintances, hundreds of colleagues, and dozens of neighbors. But you will have only a few friends. That’s not to say that you won’t have lots of friendships. Some people make friends easily. You […]