God is Good, but is He Nice?
by Rev. Walker Schurz
I recently heard a minister on a CD recount a conversation that she had with a friend. Her friend mentioned an elderly man that reminded her of Jesus because he was “so nice.” The minister replied that in reading the gospels, “nice” was not a word she associated with Jesus. I thought I would turn off the CD as my internal heresy meter was beeping wildly surely God is nice. I then accepted her challenge to read the gospels, looking for the conversations Jesus had with people. I then identified each conversation as “nice” or “not-so-nice.” Read the article.

The Joy of Preaching My Father's Funeral
by Pastor Doug Foutty
In November of 2006, my dad became increasingly sick. Things got much worse over the next few months with dad’s health. Dad was 78, a Christian, and had been given a limited amount of time to live. He began to get his affairs in order. That is when one of many, many things hit me. Did I want to preach his funeral? Could I preach his funeral, even if I wanted to do it? Read the article.

Only One Life
by C.T. Studd
Two little lines I heard one day,
Traveling along life's busy way;
Bringing conviction to my heart,
And from my mind would not depart;
Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
Only what's done for Christ will last.
Read the poem.


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ACTION
“You can either take action or you can hang back and hope for a miracle. Miracles are great, but they are so unpredictable.”
- Peter Drucker
FOCUS
“Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God”.
- Jim Elliott
SERVANTHOOD
“Timothy’s great value was that he was always willing to go anywhere; and in his hands a message was as safe as if Paul had delivered it himself. Others might be consumed with selfish ambition; but Timothy’s one desire was to serve Paul and Jesus Christ. He is the patron saint of all those who are quite content with the second place, so long as they can serve.”
- William Barclay
TEAMWORK
"You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things."
- Mother Teresa
REST
“He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.”
- Benjamin Franklin