Years ago, I was perilously close to being fired. My job as a manager was the opportunity of a lifetime. I supervised a thriving automobile dealership. At first, everything seemed fine, but it wasn’t long before sales declined, and problems appeared. Yet, I was working harder than ever. What was wrong?
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For many years, I’ve utilized stories as a significant part of my ministry to motivate, encourage and provide comfort. And I often start each day spending a few moments of quiet which usually includes reading a few stories from the Bible and other sources. So, when I started writing, A Daily Dose of Godly encouragement: Medicine for Tough Days, I wanted to share the stories that influenced and motivated me, often during difficult days.
“Book 1: Winter” offers daily devotions from January through March and will be available soon on Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle.
Father’s Day is a second-class holiday, and I don’t like it. Approximately thirty years ago, I wrote this in my local newspaper, The Amelia Bulletin-Monitor.
We do not fully appreciate the importance and power of prayer. Prayer should be as critical and functional as the steering wheel on your car. Yet, for most, prayer is more like a spare tire, seldom used until something goes flat.
After many years of Bible study and reading the Bible from cover to cover at least once each year, I’ve come to better appreciate how much the Bible can say to all of us. What I first thought were inaccuracies turned out to be misunderstandings on my part. Are there still parts of the Bible that I question? Sure! Any serious student would say that. But I found answers to convince me the Bible is Godly inspired, designed to guide our lives as we struggle with life issues.
After completing two tours in Vietnam, Uncle Bobby claimed three comforts, he would never live without again: air conditioning, hot showers, and toilet paper. Visit Bobby, you would be warmly welcomed but his house was always icy cold.
Most churches in America are declining but some are thriving. I visited four churches thriving in the midst of decline.
Richard Avery describes the church in a song: “I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus, all around the world! Yes, we’re the church together!”