JCM Blog
50th Wedding Anniversary
Roger and I recently had the privilege of taking a special
trip for our 50th wedding anniversary. We saw many wonderful
sights in Portugal, Bermuda, Belgium, and England, but the
highlight for us was the opportunity we had to share the
love of Christ. We had prayed, "Lord, if there is someone
you want us to lead to Christ, then prepare the way."
Stinkin Thinkin'
I spoke this weekend on Stinkin Thinkin! (Charles Tremendous Jones coined that phrase.) Bad attitudes are contagious, they affect our relationships with people, and they reflect our relationship to God! Five sneaky bugs that contaminate our attitudes are 1. Negativism; 2. Criticism; 3. Passivism; 4. Impatience; and 5. Entitlement. I had a sweet time with the wonderful ladies (of all ages) at HPBC retreat!
Anything you are or do in His name is ministry!
Recently I received an email from a former student of
mine-his words broke my heart. He described his painful
feelings of failure. When he was young, preachers had told
him that God had a great purpose for his life, and now, in
his 50's, he decided that these preachers had deceived him
What kind of great accomplishments had he ever made, he
asked. He had not become a great preacher or missionary. But
he had been true to a calling that he believed God had given
him, serving in a dangerous and difficult occupation in law
enforcement. Now in midlife, he felt betrayed because he
could show little of what he called "fruit."