When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, 2009, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) hopes you’ll be ringing in “the Year of the Bible.”
So the Lord really challenged me about 10 months ago regarding my stewardship of the earth. Ever since we have been very intentional about recycling and doing a better job of managing the waste we produce in our home.
I found this statement by Ed Young, Jr. on his blog and it resonated with my heart. Enjoy!
“If it ain’t broke, break it.
“In other words, change. Just to change. That may sound like an odd statement, but it’s vital. Why? Because change is the guts of creativity.
“We all want to be creative. But to do that, in any venue of life, we have to be willing to change. Something. Anything. And we have to do it before we need to do it.
“One of the biggest pitfalls we find ourselves in is the inability, or unwillingness, to change. We lock ourselves into a style, a look, a time zone. And after a while, everything we do and say looks and sounds like circa 2002.
“When you drill it down, the lack of change is all about fear. Many people and leaders resist the need to change because of the resistance of change. But there’s a spin cycle of success when it comes to change.
“Change. Conflict. Growth.
“If you want your life and your leadership to reach the level God wants it to, you have to change.”
By Erwin Raphael McManus
Can pastors and church leaders be real friends? In our multi-ethnic, multi-generational community, yes, we risk growing close.
Early on I was told it is important for a pastor to keep relational distance from the people he works with. The objectivity needed to make hard decisions must not be compromised. (After all, you can’t be friends with your boss!)
I disagree.
Read the full article here.
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