Spaces: Where Are You And Where Do You Want To Be?

I recently heard a pastor who was talking about three spaces: the first space is where people are like you, the second space is where you have connections with others who may not be like you, and the third space is an environment where you have no relationships. He referenced the story in Acts 17:17 where Paul wanted to reach the Romans in Athens. The first place he went was to the religious. You might ask the question, how he was going to reach the Romans if he went to the church? This first place he described was our comfortable […]

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Necessary Endings for New Beginnings

This time of year most people are starting things new: fitness programs, a new diet or health plan, starting new relationships or drawing closer to God. New commitments, fresh motivation and renewed resolutions take place all over the world as we start a new year. Of course, I have a few of my own as always; we all do. One thing I’m reminded of and keep forgetting is that necessary endings have to happen in order to be able to start new things or to allow room for new things to take place.   Biblical endings The Bible references pruning, […]

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Freedom and Forgivenes

I recently was interviewed by a reporter regarding a new U.S. law that may affect small business owners’ websites and how they comply with accommodations for people with disabilities. There are a lot of existing laws that already make it very difficult to run a small business without the burden of having more. But the reporter was a bit surprised at my response. He thought that I was extremely positive despite not fully agreeing with some of the mandates in the law. I explained that I am just grateful to be a small business owner in America; if there are […]

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Building a Strong Foundation for the Next Generation to Stand on

I once heard a pastor say he hopes and prays for the parents that our ceiling would be our children’s floor. If you take a minute and think about that, you really are building a foundation for the next generation to grow up on. Of course, as a father I always want my children to be better than me, to make fewer mistakes than I did, to have more wisdom, to do better in school or even remember school. Thinking of how to do that as a father is probably one of the most fearful and difficult things to make […]

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