Why would any church usher say to a person, "I won't seat you and I suggest you go worship with your own people?"  That action by one person may have kept an entire country in its caste system.

St. Francis Assisi: “Preach the gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words”.  While that does not always work, we can certainly practice deeds of kindness until we have the opportunity to use words.

A good work ethic is critical to your success in business or the ministry.  Are we born with a love for work or is it something we learn - or both.  Listen to what the Bible has to say about work and the worker.  Use the following link to connect to the PODCAST:  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/24c69e92/work-ethic-podcast-24

A meaningful life has some creative tension in it that papa our energy and at times pushes us to the limit of our reserves.  "Lord, I do desire some peace and quiet, but thank you for all the wonderful things you have brought my way that disturb my peace."

Many couples are on a tread mill of work in order to provide things for their children they never had when they were growing up.  But are "things" what our children need?

Are you in a perplexing situation and you don't know which way to turn?  You are willing to make the right move, if you only know whaat that move should be?

A major goal in extinguishing a blaze is to remove one of the essential elements needed for fueling thee fire: a controlled back fire removes the necessary wood.  The same principle applies to defusing quarrels and angry disputes. 

How people sound to us may be the same way we sound to them. 

Have you ever listened to what you sound like to others?  Do you mumble, fret and strike out a people verbally?  Learning to manage ourselves during stressful times is extremely important for successful living.

Overseeing the work may be the least understood and uncomfortable part of the leadership responsibility, however, without doing the Oversight part of the job, we leave ourselves vulnerable to failure.  An axiom we cannot forget as leaders is, "Don't expect what you don't inspect."