In the 1850s, a well-educated woman from a wealthy British family felt a divine calling to serve others through nursing—an occupation then considered lowly and improper for women of her status. Despite opposition, she trained as a nurse and went …
In 1988, musical artist Bobby McFerrin released a song. Part of the lyrics are as follows: Here’s a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don’t worry, be happy In every life we have some …
Have you ever thought about what type of mother you should be? Perhaps you’ve had some thoughts about what type of mother someone else should be. Did you know that God has an idea of what type of mother He …
There are a lot of issues in churches. There is disunity. There is sin. Some say churches are full of hypocrites. Some churches are led by poor leaders. Some churches don’t allow their leaders to lead. Some churches have financial …
You know, as pastors, we deal with lots of issues. Some issues are serious, and some are less serious. Sometimes, people bring things to you that are no big deal at all. Sometimes, people make much ado about nothing. Sometimes, …
We need some help sometimes, don’t we? When I first learned to use our text messaging service at church, I didn’t know what I was doing; I needed a helper. When I rebuilt my first car, a 1965 Ford Falcon, I didn’t know …
We have certain holidays in America that most people don’t really know why we celebrate. For example, many people don’t know the difference between Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day. A lot of us have no idea why we celebrate Labor …
Have you ever seen a cliffhanger movie? Now, I’m not talking about this one with Sylvester Stallone. Rather, I’m talking about a movie that ends in a way that leaves questions about what happened. I’ll never forget the TV series “Lost.” Jennifer and I …
Have you ever seen an advertisement for a destination and it tells you some of the features of that destination? It may be something like, “Welcome to Bartow! Bartow has beautiful sunsets over the bright Florida sky. Bartow has majestic …
Do you recall a time when you had to assure others that everything would be ok? For many years, I was a youth pastor. I took teenagers on retreats, camps, and mission trips, all over the country and all over …
