My 100-Day Plan, Day 38: 1 Thessalonians 4: 11, Mind Your Own Business, part 2
And to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NIV Our church holds four core values close at heart because they keep us healthy...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 37: 1 Thessalonians 4:11, Lead A Quiet Life, part 1
And to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NIV Aspire to lead a calm and peaceful life as you mind your own business and earn...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 36: Victims Never Heal
“I had a mother who would never allow herself to be a victim no matter what happened… Never made excuses, and she never accepted an excuse from us. And if we ever came up with an excuse, she always said, ‘Do you have a brain?’ And if the answer was yes, then she said, ‘Then you could have thought your way out of it.’” Ben Carson, One...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 35: We the People Love the People
“Everyone’s talking about unity and working together, let’s actually do that. We create our own problems. We are going to be the ones who destroy this country if we continue to listen to the purveyors of division and hatred. It’s in our hands – the people.” Ben Carson The Preamble to the United States Constitution We the...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 34: Altar Call
“Evangelism is more than simply encouraging decisions for Christ. It is urging people to become disciples, followers of Jesus Christ.” Billy Graham Growing up in a Baptist church, I remember having an altar call every Sunday morning while the organist played a song like “Just As I Am.” The definition of altar call at Merriam Webster: an appeal...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 33: The God Of Everything
A church friend would read my title and say, “What does everything leave out?” “Nothing.” Last January, about three months before the world shut down, I decided to attempt a no shopping year. I planned to only buy groceries and other essentials throughout 2020. My hash tag on Facebook was #noshopping2020 or something like that. I didn’t...
My 100-Day Plan, Day 32: What Job Did Right
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing. Job 1: 21 NIV He replied (to his wife who said, “Curse God and die), “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what...












