quid por quo

12 Then Jesus said to the person who had invited him, “When you host a lunch or dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers and sisters, your relatives, or rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return and that will be your reward. 13 Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, crippled, lame, andContinue reading “quid por quo”

The Ministry Machine

Originally posted on Holy Soup:
In the midst of another hyper-busy day, the rueful Christian leader paused, looked across his desk, and said, “I no longer feel I’m running this organization. It’s running me.” For many, ministry has become a machine. A big, complex machine that requires constant feeding and maintenance. What began as a…

the dip by Seth Godin

A little book that teaches you when to quit! What a wonderful concept because we are told over and over again that we should not quit. I mean really we have all seen the picture of the frog in the birds mouth with it’s hands on the birds neck with the line “Never Quit!” IsContinue reading “the dip by Seth Godin”

Love…

  When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You willContinue reading “Love…”