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A few years ago, I was in charge of a graduate school admissions office. During the three years I oversaw the operation, I hand signed every letter — a few thousand each year — that left the office. Every letter to a prospective student who requested information. Every letter to an admitted student. I also added a […]
Read MoreHow many times have you had a great idea that you just had to put into motion? The idea was so good. It was innovative. It was new. It was fresh. It was so perfect that it had to be of God. So you just had to launch it. Right then. Right there. Then it failed. […]
Read MoreBuild on your God-given strengths. The Bible tells us that we are each blessed with gifts. Therefore, each church has its own team and its own strengths. Just because the “church down the street” is doing something well and reaching people, it doesn’t mean you have to drop what you’re doing well and jump into something that’s […]
Read MoreA year into our marriage, my wife and I moved to a new community. We had been a part of a wonderful church in our hometown, but we needed to find a new church home. Where to go? For months, we visited church after church after church. We could never agree. I’d like one. She […]
Read MoreMark 16:15 says: [Jesus] said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Notice it does not say: Put it on the website and hope they show up Tag yourself on Facebook and see if they “like” it Send the email and see if they click thru Upload it […]
Read MoreAre you old enough to remember the thrill that came with getting a letter in the mail? Maybe it was a note from a friend or a pen pal. Maybe it was a card from your grandma with a simple “I love you” and a five-dollar bill tucked into the crease. I don’t know about […]
Read MoreAbout a month ago, I was sitting on the sidelines of my oldest son’s Little League game. His team was losing and, in my frustration, I decided to take it out on the two umpires. I stood up and yelled in my loudest disgruntled parent voice: “What a crew! We’ve got one who can’t see and one who can’t count!” […]
Read MoreWhen was the last time you looked at your church’s mission statement? If your church has a mission statement, everything your church does should honor that statement. If it doesn’t, your efforts reflect false advertising. If your mission is out of touch or out of date, it’s time to tweak it — or throw it […]
Read MoreMy kids watch the movie The Sandlot every chance they get. Have you ever seen that movie? It’s about a group of boys in the 1960s who get together each day in the summer to play sandlot baseball. Nothing organized. Just a group of boys playing ball. They have fun just hanging out and playing. […]
Read MoreWe were scared to launch this blog. Corinn and I both believed God was telling us to do this, to launch on July 31, 2012. But we were scared. As the date approached, questions kept swirling in my brain: What if we’re not ready? What if people didn’t read it? What if we look stupid? […]
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