Attitude

One of the things that I like about our calendar system is that every 24 hours we get a brand new day that affords us the opportunity of a fresh start. Here we are in 2011.

Everybody has a worldview! From the pigmy tribes in the Congo to the cufflink staffer in the White House, everybody has a philosophy of how they view the world.

One of the most frustrating things to watch is a sports team in which one individual wants to be the star—even at the expense of the team’s success.

A question I heard for the first time that night but have heard many times since was, “Where do we get the pastors for these new churches?”

My act was flawless. I walked to the front of my classroom and fell, dropping all of my handouts, lesson notes, and visuals. But to my surprise, the girls just sat there.

Some years ago, I stood in a long line at the pharmacy in a Target store. The young lady behind the counter was exceptionally friendly, cheerful, and helpful, and she kept her customers in a good mood during a long wait.

Bob McQueon, a former congressman from Ohio who is also a Christian, tells this story about taking his son to McDonalds.

Do you remember when you were young and dreaming about the future? That’s usually a time when we are very idealistic.

Recently, one of the missionaries sent from our church laboring in Europe contacted me. He was discouraged because there was a recent decline in the attendance of his work.

The dictionary is one of my favorite resources for unlocking the meaning of Bible words. Recently, I studied the word consistency. If, before I started studying the word, you asked me what consistency meant I would have said