by John | Oct 12, 2022 | Direction, Planning, Thankfulness
“So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life....
by John | Oct 5, 2022 | Generosity, Legacy, Planning, Thankfulness
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” -Jeremiah 29:11 Many of our churches begin preparing a budget for the upcoming year in October. We evaluate our ministry goals...
by John | Jun 29, 2022 | Legacy, Planning
“Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble”-Proverbs 13:20 Three thousand years ago, before we could study how the brain functions, the third King of Israel, who is considered one of the wisest people that ever lived, made this...
by Mike Hicks | Jun 10, 2020 | Planning
I have never read The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I have seen the movie several times. I have always kind of wondered, if Dorothy was changed in any way by her experience in Oz. Was she more grateful for what she had, or possibly more compassionate toward others?...
by Mike Hicks | Feb 26, 2020 | Planning
I am beginning to think about the daily patterns that will need to change when garden season arrives. I try to walk every day and work out with bands two to three times a week. This works well for now, but with yard and garden work to do that will have to change. I...
by Mike Hicks | Feb 19, 2020 | Planning
It is only six weeks until the traditional garden planting day of Good Friday. Time seems to rocket by. I can begin to see plants in pots, the drip irrigation inserted, and tomato cages in place. I am getting more excited by the day. Church, are your financial...
