Mark 3:9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. It is so easy in life to get sidetracked from our primary missions. There are some things that must be done in order for life to continue. Farmers must workContinue reading “Boat Ministry”
Tag Archives: Mission
Too Much
Mark 3:7-12 There is a cost to being famous. We see it every day in the tabloid in the checkout lines. Famous people caught without their makeup, going through relationship problems, abducted by aliens, talking to dead people. The list could go on and on. When you are famous, your life becomes fair gameContinue reading “Too Much”
Leave
Mark 1:38-39 Our natural tendency is to want to stay where things are going well, where things are easy. We like success. We like it when things are going smoothly. At least most of us do. We generally want to take the easy path, the one most traveled. We like sticking with the crowd.Continue reading “Leave”
Winning Hand
Mark 1:32-34 Gambling is about the odds. One of the games that you can put the odds in your favor is Blackjack. If you can mentally keep track of which cards you have seen already, and follow a strict set of rules, you can at least break even, and perhaps even win. This processContinue reading “Winning Hand”
Blunt Force Trauma Ministry
Mark 1:5 The professional realm of public relations can be a tricky business. In today’s focus group and survey driven world, the success of the project often depends on people accepting what you say, how you say it, and the product itself. It is not enough to have a good product, products don’t sellContinue reading “Blunt Force Trauma Ministry”
Orders
Mark 1:4 In the military, you never move without orders. Someone is always telling you what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. When you change duty stations, you get a paper copy of the orders that you present to every official that lets them know the details of theContinue reading “Orders”
The Arnold Journey 