How To Lose A Fight and Win… With Christ!
If we’re going to have the attitude of Christ then we must learn to value relationships over being right. Jesus was right as right could be as he came into this world with divine right and yet he chose to be wronged. So if we’re going to have this attitude then we have to ask ourselves if we can be wronged? Can we let go of our way even when we know we’re right?
Oh, that the dear mamas in Tanzania would be granted the medical care and education they need so that they are able to celebrate the lives growing inside of them, that they can be filled with anticipation instead of fear.
But even more, that they would come to know the hope and grace that God has granted my friend Janelle.
Ten Dangers of Denial in a Declining Church
Denial is deadly. Denial means the problems are not addressed. Denial means more and more churches will be closing their doors. Though the manifestations are many, look at these ten key dangers of denial.
How Do You Prepare for Sunday?
How do you prepare to gather with your church family? Is your preparation limited to the frenetic collecting of your children, snacks, and diapers? Do you spend your time trying to convince yourself that going is better than sleeping in? Or maybe you don’t even think to prepare, because it’s just another routine that you’ve developed?
How we prepare for our Sunday gatherings is directly related to how much we benefit from our time together.
Sinek really reinforced the notion that leadership is less about the leader and more about the leader watching out for the team. Leaders go above and beyond to keep their teams together rather than tearing the team apart through layoffs and petty office politics.
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers
But, simply put, a number of preachers I have observed are incredible in explaining and applying the Word. As a consequence, God changes lives and saves people.
The best I can do is to be a student of these preachers, and to share with you seven key habits I have observed in most of them.
Yes, you are under surveillance
But now the balance of power is shifting, and large institutions — both governments and corporations — are gaining the upper hand in the information wars, by tracking vast quantities of information about mundane aspects of our lives.
Now we are learning that people who hold our data can subject us to embarrassment, or drain our pocketbooks, or accuse us of criminal behavior. This knowledge could, in turn, create a culture of fear.
14-Year-Old Says Different Typeface Could Save U.S. Government $136 Million Per Year
In it he detailed how the use of Garamond, instead of Century Gothic or Times New Roman in the government’s own printed literature could result in savings of $136 million a year — roughly 30 percent of the government’s annual ink costs ($467 million).
16 Free and Cheap April Fools’ Day Pranks
It’s almost April Fools’ Day, and you’ve totally forgotten to set up any long-game pranks (like the one where you slowly shave down your wife’s high heels, so she thinks she’s shrinking). So, what are you going to do now? You can’t even order a squirting flower online; it’ll never ship in time!
Worry no more, thrifty, last-minute pranksters! Here’s a list of gags that use regular household items, so there’s no investment capital needed!
The 14 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time
Anyone can toilet paper a house or slip a whoopee cushion onto a chair. Pulling off a truly legendary prank is harder. To fool the media, crowds, and even the military, you need patience, planning, and more than a little genius. But when everything comes together into one big victimless laugh, it’s a thing of beauty. Here are history’s greatest hoaxes, each one proof that with effort and a little luck, you can fool a lot of the people, all of the time.