• Life Simplified

    What do people think of when they see you? No, seriously. What do you think most people that know you think of when they see you? I don’ think that most people would be that satisfied with the answer that they find after asking this question (If people were honest with them). The truth…

  • Use What You Have

    Most of us don’t have everything we think we need. Most of us think we would be much happier if we had more money, lost 20 pounds, looked like someone else, or even had a certain talent. Most of us think that there is something that, if we had it, would make us much…

  • Gripe or Go

    Life can sometimes be just plain frustrating. Things happen to us that we don’t like. We get put into situations that we don’t enjoy. We have to do things that we don’t want to do. Truth is, there isn’t a question of if things are going to go wrong, but when they are going…

  • Volunteers

    We have heard it said that 20% of the people in most churches do 80% of the work. While that stat seems to be accurate and correct, we can’t forget about the 20% that do choose to invest in the ministry of the local church. I think our tendency is to try to get…

  • Reality Devotion: Change

    Scripture: Romans 2:29 “No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God’s Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.” Devotion: We…

  • Guaranteed Return

    The volunteer base in most churches is horrible. Most churches have trouble finding good volunteers and just as much trouble keeping volunteers. There are, however, always some that are willing to do whatever needed, whenever needed. These are the ones that understand that the work they volunteer to do is important to the church,…