PRIVACY – NO ROOM ON THE BEACH

PRIVACY – NO ROOM ON THE BEACH

Are you ever tired? Looking for a bit of rest? Need a break? Jesus often took breaks, but they didn’t always go as planned. In Matthew 13 Jesus goes out of His house to sit and rest by the sea. I live 100 yards from the ocean. I have a favorite place to sit and enjoy...
CHRISTMAS REALITIES

CHRISTMAS REALITIES

The joy comes quickly.  The joy goes quickly. Jesus is in Bethlehem, and then he is gone. The shepherds who looked at Jesus, are looking again after their sheep. The wise men are no longer revering the Lord, but ruling their subjects. Joseph is back in his carpentry...
KEEP PLOWING

KEEP PLOWING

An OPEN worker writes, This past week I was doing a quarterly review with one of our designers and one of the things he said to me was, “Boss, you need to be meaner to me, even if it’s just a little bit.” I said to him, “I don’t understand?” He went on to explain that...
TRAINING – Part 2

TRAINING – Part 2

To read Part 1 on Training vs Development go here. Contemporary theological teaching is mostly a data-transfer education. Information is transferred from laptop to laptop. As a result, our theology rarely gets below our necks. Students are expected to meticulously...
MENTORS ARE A MUST!

MENTORS ARE A MUST!

Imagine a coach trying to develop a world class soccer (football) team.  Where would he invest most of his time—in the classroom or on the playing field?  Would he have his team studying books about the soccer techniques of Pele?  No!  He would have them out on the...