Humility

In my Disciplines of Life class today we decided that practically every relational problem we ever encounter could probably be solved with a good dose of humility. Think about it. The only person we have to please in this life is God. He is our only Judge. (And He made provision for us with the best Defense Attorney ever, so we can’t lose!) But pride makes us speak up and defend ourselves in an argument. We...

The Corn is Down

Our pastor shared this insightful analogy with us today. The ministry center where we live is surrounded by farmland. This year the crop is corn (sometimes it is soy beans). After a long drought this summer, our corn is not looking very good. It is too short, too thin, and, apparently, down. He asked us, “Did you notice that the corn is down?” Many of us are not agriculturally minded, even though we live...