by Rob Genin | Oct 17, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
Excellence is Attractive Disney Theme Parks change their lightbulbs when there is 30% expected life remaining. Why? Disney leadership made the decision that they would spend more to make sure their guests never see a burned-out bulb on their visit. They want a Disney...
by Phil Reddick | Oct 10, 2019 | 2nd Half Ministry, Blog
Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ Have you heard of “the butterfly effect”? The Butterfly Effect is a...
by Jay Fletcher | Oct 3, 2019 | Blog, Jackson
Making disciples seems to be a big deal right now in church world. There are discipleship pathways being created by churches to help people progress along systematically in the faith journey. There are programs all over the internet that will help give one more...
by Bob Boerner | Sep 26, 2019 | Blog, Huntsville
In a culture that esteems self-promotion…Self-denial is a lost virtue! Yet there probably is no more important virtue for the Christian to practice. Self-denial is the mark of a Christian…and it is the fundamental virtue one must practice in order to live the...
by Rob Genin | Sep 19, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
No one wants to be in a difficult situation. Given the option, we would prefer things to be as easy or pleasant as possible. Children teach us this, because by default they will take the course of least resistance. We must be trained to do a good job in cleaning our...
by Phil Reddick | Sep 12, 2019 | 2nd Half Ministry, Blog
In the June 2019 Fortune magazine, I found an incredibly interesting article on Sears. In 1969, 2/3 of Americans shopped at Sears in any given quarter, and its sales were 1% of the entire US economy. Certainly, that is not the case today. The authors compared Sears’...
