Life of purpose

1.  In all the world, there are only three Christians who love change; none of them are in your church. 2.  When you speak before an unfamiliar group, be careful what you say because you never know who is listening to you. You’ll start to tell a story about some guy in your former church and his mama is sitting right in front of you. 3.  There will never be a time in your life when you know all the Bible and have your questions all answered; if you cannot serve Him with some gaps in your knowledge and preach without knowing everything, you’re going to have a hard time. 4.  Your church members should submit to your leadership, but you’re not the one to tell them that. 5.  The best way to get people to submit to your leadership is for you to  humble yourself  and serve them the way the Lord did the disciples (John 13); they will trust someone who loves them that much. 6.  The best way to get run off from a church is to take your eyes ...

Image credit:  Shutterstock We’re human beings, not human doings, right?  I’ve always enjoyed this phrase because it’s helped me focus on the present, not just the next thing on my to do list. But there is also a negative side to this statement. That is, it can cloud our thinking into believing we are somehow more than the sum of our actions, the sum of what we do. But we’re not. What we do is really all that matters in life. It makes up who we are.  When we’re caught up into thinking about who we want to become, our ego takes over, and we stop working. We begin to place more importance on things that don’t matter -- our position in life, and how other people view us -- rather than on what we accomplish. And that’s a real shame. You are what you do. When you’re not doing it, you’re not that thing! You don’t earn a title because of what you’ve done in the past, and you certainly don...

When asked what surprises him the most during an interview, the Dalai Lama said, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” Many of us put our lives on hold, thinking we still have plenty of time to do what we truly love. Year after year, we continue to pretend that we are living our lives. We’ve somehow managed to make ourselves believe that it’s normal to wait 5 long days to actually start breathing again. We complain about our weekdays and live for the weekends because we feel that we have no other choice. We find comfort in our annual leave vacations too, but why do we have to feel alive for only 14-30 days a year? Each day is a gift and there is always a choice, even i...

'God is Real. God Loves You.': See Chris Pratt’s Bold Faith Message in Epic MTV Awards Speech    Chris Pratt has done it again. The incredibly talented actor has a habit of bringing it home when he steps up to the mic at any televised gathering. Injecting some comedy and rural-American values into Hollywood, Pratt is a breath of fresh air amid the stuffiness of an overtly image-obsessed entertainment industry that tends to take itself a bit too seriously.A Christian, Pratt is not shy about his faith, and is unafraid to call us all to a higher standard. And that’s exactly what he did on Monday night when he won the MTV “Generation Award.” The actor brought down the house with a poignant speech, providing the next generation with “9 Rules” for living. The “Jurassic World” star cleverly interspersed words of profound wisdom with a series of hilarious life tips. “I’m going to cut to the chase and I am going to speak to you, the next generation,” Pratt bellowed a...