WHERE'S MY RIPPLE?  When Jesus comes into our lives, we can change the old way of looking at religion and embrace his new, much better way.

THE MISUNDERSTOOD DAD:  Sometimes dads, including “our father in heaven,” are misunderstood.  If we want serenity in this life, maybe we could stop judging our dads and accept the fact that there are lots of things we don’t understand.  We can accept our heavenly father as knowing more than we do and we can represent Jesus to our earthly fathers.

HOW TO AVOID ARGUMENTS: avoid arguments as much as possible.  No one ever wins an argument.   Instead, know what you’re talking about and teach gently.

ENDORPHINS FOR THE SOUL: Faith without good works is dead; faith with good works thrives and grows.  It produces endorphins for the soul.

WHAT'S YOUR PURPOSE?  The purpose of the church is not to keep church goers happy so it can collect their money.  The purpose of the church is to serve the community as representatives of Jesus.  Your purpose as an individual follower of Jesus is to represent him with all you do and say.

HOW TO GET A CLEAN SLATE:  Jesus has given you a clean slate.  Don’t let anyone try to dirty it up again.

WHAT IF I CAN'T DO ALL THINGS?  What if I can’t do all things through Christ who gives me strength?  This is one of the most misinterpreted and taken out of context verses (Philippians 4.13).  So, let’s look at this verse in its context and maybe we will see the show the deeper comfort and encouragement that comes from understanding it as it was intended. 

HOW TO WORRY BETTER:  Worry and anxiety are choices we make when we choose to reject God.  If we change our worries into prayers and grateful thoughts, we will experience the peace that only God offers.

THE LOSER'S CIRCLE:  Be like Jesus.  Be a “loser” in the world’s way of measuring things.  Then, in Jesus’ kingdom, you will experience the great reversal.

HOW TO DUMP RELIGIOUS GARBAGE:  religious achievements are distractions from faith, dump them.  You are made right with God because you trust Jesus to save you and not because you have jumped through a bunch of religious hoops.