Download Life Guide You were just hired to work in a carpentry shop. Your first day on the job, your boss assigns you the task of making a beautiful cabinet. Excited for your first project, you grab the necessary lumber, and ask your boss where he keeps the tools. He responds, “Oh…yeah, sorry! We don’t […]
Download Life Guide In the 1920s the economy was flourishing in the United States and business leaders were pouring their profits right back into industry. One of the leading companies, General Motors, was doing very well and their President, a man named John Jacob Raskob, wanted to extend his reach into the real estate world […]
When I graduated from high school I was like most 18 year olds. I couldn’t wait to get to college. Living away from home, away from my parents’ rules, with no curfews and no chores. And so off I went to Northwestern College in Watertown, a whole 90 miles away from home, moved into a […]
Question for you. Do you think God really cares about how you spend your free time? Understand, I’m not asking, “Do you think God minds if you use your free time to rob banks?” I mean, do you think God cares whether you use your spare time to go fishing or bowling or play cards? […]
A pastor learned that there were serious problems at his former congregation. It had become riddled with cliques and divisions over which pastor people preferred, between rich vs poor, between those who considered themselves more spiritual and those they judged to be less so. The arguments resulted in chaos in worship services and at church […]
“Keep your eye on the ball…” I’m sure you’ve all heard someone say that before. If you’re playing baseball and you keep whiffing on every pitch the coach may remind you to keep your eye on the ball… focus on the ball the whole time… don’t let your eyes wander to try and pick up […]
Let me tell you about three people. The first is a young woman… who after years of turning to food for joy and comfort finally realizes she’s been using food to try fill a void… but now she’s stuck… stuck in the endless cycle of dieting and binging… stuck in the endless cycle of depression… […]
A question for you. If you had the opportunity to take an all-expense paid vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go? Would you go to Hawaii or the Bahamas or maybe take a fishing trip to Alaska or a shopping trip in Paris. If you could afford to purchase whatever your heart desired, […]
1 out of every 2. According to recent research carried out by the American Psychological Association, 40-50% of marriages now end in divorce. Not surprisingly, with the large number of divorces, couples are living together before marriage more than ever before. A 2013 study reported that 75% of women 30 and younger had lived with […]
Have you every stopped to consider why you do what you do? For example, what are you doing right now? You are about to listen to a guy preach a sermon based on a book that was written between 2 and 4 thousand years ago. Really? Why would you do that? How could that possibly […]