It’s such a busy time of year. Christmas parties, shopping, travel…It’s an overused cliche, but I need to hear it with my heart:“Remember the reason for the season,” the birth of the Savior. “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people …
We’ve become a society of complexity. The truth of the matter is the older I get, the harder it is to keep up. But, that’s OK. The simple things in life are the most beautiful. I don’t want to miss the beauty while chasing the latest, greatest trend. “The manger, once a humble bed, now …
MOUND VISIT It’s clear to those who have faith in Jesus. He was born in a lowly manger, but in His early thirties He would teach a beautiful and radical way to live our lives. He would bring truth, wisdom, grace and forgiveness . He would bring redemption and salvation. He would overcome death and …
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”(C.S. Lewis) We receive from God the Gift of incredible love, forgiveness, grace and eternal life through His son, Jesus Christ. How can we express our gratitude…by extending love, forgiveness and grace to others. “Each of you should use whatever gift …
Time is a mystery. When you are very young, it seems like years between Thanksgiving and Christmas. When you are 15 and waiting for your driver’s license, it moves just as slow. When you are my age, it feels as though I have three birthdays each year. The writer of Ecclesiastes has a more positive, …
I have two folders in a filing cabinet in my office; one is titled, “Crummy Stuff I Should Forget.” The other folder is titled, “Neat Stuff I Should Remember.” The contents of both span about twenty years of my 28 year coaching career. Thankfully, the “Crummy Stuff” folder is very thin and I’ve only looked …
MOUND VISIT It has been said that great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others. Gossip is detrimental to everyone involved. It hurts the person being talked about, it diminishes the person who is talking about others, and it makes the listener uncomfortable (or at least it …
MOUND VISIT When we need help, we don’t need to make an appointment with God. He is always available, always present, always willing to give wisdom, strength and comfort when we ask. Meet with him on a regular basis, but call on Him before each potential confrontation, before each important meeting and before helping a …
MOUND VISIT John Maxwell tells a story about a friend who collects blue crabs for his dinner. His friend says that if you only have one crab in the bucket, the crab will try to climb out. But if you have multiple crabs in the bucket, when one crab tries to crawl out the others …
MOUND VISIT In the fourth chapter of Hebrews, the author tells us that we have a “great high priest” who has come to be with us. This “high priest” is, of course, Jesus. The writer of Hebrews goes on to say that Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses and was tempted in every way, just as …