Team Devotions
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Managing Time for Work and Rest
One of the restaurants my wife and I frequent has a section on its menu called "Guilt-Free Desserts," which is designed to appeal to all of us who worry about our weight and cholesterol. It is a delight to think that there is a dessert you can eat and enjoy without feeling guilty. -
Choosing Delight
It's important that you look at the gifts God has given you. You need to inventory your gifts so you can be a good steward. Then ask, "Where does God move my heart to use these gifts? And with what circumstances, what particular kinds of problems, what groups of people?" People find they have many more gifts than they supposed. -
One Among Friends
In business, great achievements are generally the result of effective teams. The person who tries to stand alone will quickly lose strength and enthusiasm. Even Jesus, though he was God and could have done everything by himself, chose to gather a group of key followers to help him carry out his earthly ministry and to keep him company along the way. -
Turn Vision into Reality
I stepped off the plane, and the pastor and the chairman of the long-range planning committee met me. As we were waiting on my luggage, they gave me three notebooks thick with data, which they had invested two years in gathering. They asked me if I would look at them before the 7:30 breakfast the next morning. -
Joy from God's Presence
When I was a pastor in New Jersey, a black pastor-friend invited me to preach at his church in Jamaica, Queens. The place was rocking. I was up front on the platform clapping my hands when Rod leaned over to me and said, "You know why those people are all smiling at you, don't you?" I said no.
"They're laughing at you 'cause you don't know how to move."