Service – The Arnold Journey

Lottery

Mark 10:36-37 I had someone tell me this week that they wanted to win the Lottery so they would have no financial worries. I wanted to tell them to look at the history of previous Lottery winners and them modify their wish. Almost all who win make their lives even more miserable than theyContinue reading “Lottery”

The First Step

Mark 10:35-45 When jumping out of an airplane, the first step is the most difficult to take. After that, the thump doesn’t take any effort on your part. That first step can tell so much about a person. Some who enter the US Army’s Airborne School’s three week course think it will be noContinue reading “The First Step”

The Touch

Mark 1:41-42 A potentially explosive situation arose. Have you ever had this happen in your life? One minute you are minding your own business and whammo, you are face to face with a situation and you don’t know the outcome. It can be pretty uncomfortable to be in that spot. And yet, most ofContinue reading “The Touch”

Occupation Makeover

Philippians 2:5-8 Why is it so tough for us to serve others? At least that is how I feel so often. Do you every resent having to serve rather than being served? Serving others involves honoring them, lifting them up, raising their importance above our own (at least temporarily). We all like to be served,Continue reading “Occupation Makeover”

Really!

Philippians 2:5-8 It’s hard to be a nothing! Everyone wants to feel important, like we matter to someone. It is wired into our brains by God to need other people, to be safely connected to others. We also want to feel like what we are doing matters, that we are making a positive difference inContinue reading “Really!”

Day 159

Opportunities in the vineyard Matthew 20 Key Verses: 2, 10, 15, 18-19, 21, 25, 33 This story gets at the root of the religious leaders’ problem with Jesus offering forgiveness to everyone, especially the worst of humanity. They thought they had been doing what they were supposed to be doing to please God. They wereContinue reading “Day 159”