A little ad love for my friend Marty and his wife Sonya. Yesterday Sonja launched Pampered Bed & Bath. Here is how Sonya introduces her new business,
… Continue reading Read MoreThis store is a dream that has been a long time coming. My name is Sonya Duren. As the owner of
My friend Frank over at Pulpit2Pew invited me to write a “Guest Post” for his website. He offered a few suggestions and I took him up on one of them. Frank suffered the consequences of his own decisions. For that he has been “disqualified” from serving in ministry … Continue reading
Living in a church parsonage, or “manse” as some would be more familiar, presents some interesting situations. Some of my pastor friends shared stories of people walking into the parsonage unannounced. After all, it was the “church’s house.” We did not encounter any of these instances in the two … Continue reading
Read MorePastor Paul Burleson takes the occasion to point out just how conversations may devolve from what gift they could be to mutual understanding into a diatribe against another person. We are always in need of good illustrations of how these kinds of experiences may be handled. Recently it was … Continue reading
Read MoreRick never asks anyone to do what he himself is not willing to do. He taught me this as I served with him in my first vocational staff position. Over the years he has assisted countless people because he positioned himself financially to be prepared to help. Once again … Continue reading
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