What We Can Do--With God

There is an enormous gap between what we think we can do and what God calls us to do. Our ideas of what we can do or want to do are trivial; God's ...

A Day of Prayer

A day of prayer should answer two questions: "Who are you, Lord?" and "What shall I do?"

Cheerful Linemen

Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Glenn Parker speculated as to why NFL linemen are generally cheerful: "There are not a lot of well-paying jobs for ...

Hope with a Blueprint

Vision is merely hope with a blueprint.

Life's Cycle

Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our calling that we may sleep in thy peace and wake in thy glory.

The Blessings of Pressure

Pressure consistently drives me back to a happy and thoroughly satisfying recognition that I am the object of God's call in a specific, special way. ...

The Value of a Penny

Steve Sjogren is the pastor of a Vineyard in Cincinnati, Ohio. One Monday morning he was feeling particularly discouraged and announced to his wife Janie, ...

All That You Can Be

Someone can be a good third baseman, but not a good pitcher. If I'm called to play third base, I'm going to be the best third baseman I can be. ...

I Don't Do...

One of our students received an appointment from a bishop, and the student did not feel the placement exactly suited his abilities.

I overheard him complaining ...

Look for the One with the Burden

Find the person in your church who has a real burden for a specific task, and then let him do it.