Monthly Archives: March 2011

Clinical neuroscientist Daniel G. Amen says, “Don’t believe everything you hear — even in your own mind.” Most of the negative things we “hear” in a given day are never spoken audibly. They’re the things we say to ourselves. Dr. Amen refers to them as ANTs: Automatic Negative Thoughts.  We all have them: “This won’t … Continue reading »

On July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, he was the focus of attention for the entire planet. Even today, his is the name most associated with the moon voyage. His statement “One small step for man…” will never be forgotten. What often is forgotten, however, is that the Apollo expedition succeeded … Continue reading »

Greg Atkinson has written an interesting article at churchleaders.com called 8 Reasons Why People Aren’t Coming Back. You can view the full article here. I’ve posted a summary of his 8 points below. 1. The Front Door. Every church website should have a section for first-time guests that addresses service times, directions, parking instructions, what … Continue reading »

I saw a cartoon in Leadership Journal in which a church attender is shaking hands with the pastor after Easter service, and says, “You’re in a rut, Reverend. You preach on the resurrection every time I come here.” There will be some in our congregation Easter Sunday who will attend church only once this year, … Continue reading »

In reference to the end times, Jesus said, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13:32) However, Harold Camping, founder of Family Radio, has determined that the date of the rapture is May 21, 2011 … and the date for … Continue reading »

The scenes and stories out of Japan are heart breaking.  I can’t even imagine what they are going through.  This time last week their world fell apart…and now everything they knew about life has changed and will never be the same. I have felt so helpless while watching the news coverage and keep asking, “what in the world … Continue reading »

Once again Mark Batterson has written an incredible piece I have to share.  Read this and ponder God’s voice speaking to you! I Samuel 3:8 says, “Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy.” God was speaking to Samuel but he thought it was the voice of Eli. He confused the … Continue reading »

This weekend we move to Daylight Savings Time…which means we lose an hour of sleep! So…set your clocks FORWARD this Saturday night! Can’t WAIT for church on Sunday!

[note: The Szymanski story was first told by David Casstevens, a former sports writer for the Dallas Morning News. It's also in one of the Chicken Soup books, and it can be found on Szymanski's wikipedia entry.] There’s a story told about Frank Szymanski, a Notre Dame center in the 1940s, who had been called … Continue reading »

A special thanks to Perry Noble of Newsprings Community Church for the inspiration…he wrote about questions every leader must wrestle.  While reading the book of James the other morning preparing for our Wednesday night series I’ve listed some other leadership questions that every leader/potential leader needs to think about/pray through. #1 – Do I understand … Continue reading »