Monthly Archives: October 2008

BUSINESSDAY.COM reports that in August, 2003, a study was released revealing that money can’t buy happiness. Beginning in 1975, University of Southern California researcher Richard Easterlin surveyed 1500 persons annually and found that… “Many people are under the illusion that the more money we make, the happier we’ll be. We put all of our resources … Continue reading »

What does it mean to be a person of influence? There’s a lot of answers to that question, but the important thing to remember is it’s really not a question of “if”, it’s a question of “what kind” and “how much”. You are an influencer — at home, at work, at church. If you want, … Continue reading »

Many people say they want God’s resurrection power, but they forget one crucial part. What comes before a resurrection? Death. Pain. Suffering. Just as Jesus endured these things on the road to his resurrection, we can expect to endure them, too. God’s power will not save you from suffering, but his power will get you … Continue reading »

A couple of years ago a woman filed a $1 million lawsuit against Dr Pepper. She had been chosen to participate in their halftime punt-catching promotion during a college football game. She didn’t win, but it was, according to her suit, Dr. Pepper’s fault. She had been told she would receive three punts from a … Continue reading »

FedEx CEO and founder Fred Smith first developed the idea for an innovative air-freight company while he was a student at Yale University. His professor was less than impressed; the paper Smith submitted outlining the concept earned him a “C”. Thirty years later, FedEx is the world’s largest express transportation company, with 128,000 employees and … Continue reading »

It’s 10:43 Monday morning and I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Newtown while waiting on Marvina to do a few things around town. Watching people come and go with their beverage in hand is an interesting past-time. The majority appear to have everything anyone could ever want out of life. Appearances, however, are deceiving. Because … Continue reading »

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we’ve already done. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. —Herm Albright There is no such thing as a great talent without … Continue reading »

The vision of Christian Life Center is to create a place where people discover God and experience His power in Life-changing ways! However, there are some strategic focus points or values under which the whole vision rests; values that we have to lift up powerfully and live out passionately. Values are the filters through which … Continue reading »

John Ruskin said, “What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” We’ll take issue with part of this statement, since we know that what we believe (i.e. our faith) is, in fact, of great consequence. We also know, … Continue reading »

Bible teacher Kay Arthur was bitterly disappointed when she contracted a heart infection that forced her to leave her work as a missionary in Mexico. “I felt like a failure,” she said. “Depression set in until I cried, ‘Father, whatever you want.’” She went on to say, “It would be several years before I’d see … Continue reading »