On Thursday I wrote a post entitled “Character Counts.” https://thepreachersword.com/2012/10/18/character-counts/#more-2641
It was a preview to the Impact 2012 Men’s Retreat that I was privileged to faciliate last week-end. Theme was “The Character of Man.” I believe our readers, both men and women, would benefit from the key points from those three sessions. Continue reading
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As I click the “publish” button to send this post off around the world, Norma Jean and I are on the way to the airport. We’re heading to Ohio. This weekend I’ll be spending time with a group of Christian men in a retreat. We’ll eat. Laugh. Swap stories. Enjoy great fellowship. And we’ll sit around the fire and discuss our theme, “The Character of a Man.” I’m grateful to Dan DeGarmo and Matt Allen for the privilege of leading the devotional periods. Continue reading
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I’m working on a three-part series called “The Character of a Man.” I began listing words that had to do with character to see if I could make the series into an acrostic spelling C H A R A C T E R. (I know that’s a big surprise to those who know me well!)
I was trying to decide between“responsibility” and “accountability.” As I was talking to my wife, Norma Jean, about the project, she said, “You know, there’s a difference between accountability and responsibility?” Continue reading
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“It still wasn’t a bad day,” said Denver Quarterback Tim Tebow. “It still was a good day.” What day was he talking about? When he had a flat tire on his car? Or his cell phone died? Probably when he had an off game, but the team still won? Right?
Hedi Tomassi was a server on her first day of her new job at Applebee’s in Olathe, Kansas. She sure needed the work. Hedi and her husband, Joe, were a 20something couple with a pile of medical bills. Their son, Griffin, was born in July was a heart defect that required surgery one day after he was born. Two weeks later there was another operation. But the defect was not repaired. And the baby only had a few weeks to live. To make matters worse, Joe was fired from his job when he asked for some time off. Continue reading
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