The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Cost vs RewardMay 5, 2026 Have you ever been asked or decided to change something in your life? Change is not easy. Most people are open to new ideas only when the cost (what I must pay or give) of the idea is lower than the reward. Humans are biologically and Continue Reading…
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Life in Community
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Life in CommunityApril 21, 2026 We live in a world that is increasingly focused on the individual. In the past, media and advertisements generally delivered one message for a mass audience. But technology has allowed marketing to advance much further to be individualized based on a very detailed understanding of every Continue Reading…
Finding What is Lost
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Finding What is LostMarch 31, 2026 When we speak of Easter, many times what comes to mind is colored eggs, chocolate bunnies, jellybeans and one of my favorites, the yellow peep chicks. Growing up in New England, Easter marked the beginning of spring, the blooming of all the flowers and trees Continue Reading…
Jesus Knows our Suffering
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Jesus Knows our SufferingMarch 24, 2026 Have you ever found it difficult to relate to someone else’s problems? Sometimes it can be hard to understand another person’s issues in life if we haven’t experienced the issues ourselves. Trauma can have long lasting impacts to how we think and behave and its Continue Reading…
The Human Condition
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: The Human ConditionMarch 17, 2026 Life can be challenging at times. Many of us try to live a good life and do the right thing, but we live in a world where that can be very difficult. Sometimes we are put in situations where making the right choice is good for Continue Reading…
A Different Kind of King
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: A Different Kind of KingMarch 10, 2026 Have you ever been in a situation where you found it difficult to understand someone’s decisions? One of the things that I learned early on in my business life is that if you want to understand why people make certain decisions, you need to Continue Reading…
Make a Difference
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Make a DifferenceMarch 3, 2026 Have you ever had a situation in your life where you helped someone, and it made a difference in their life? How did that make you feel? For many, helping others produces what is called a “helper’s high” which is a physical change in our state Continue Reading…
Integrity – Is it Universal or Situational?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Integrity – Is it Universal or Situational?February 24, 2026 Have you ever found yourself in a situation where someone behaved differently than they spoke? I spent a lot of years in the business world and many times someone’s integrity was hard to determine when I first met them. Sometimes our words Continue Reading…
Child-like Faith
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Child-like FaithFebruary 10, 2026 When you think about the positive aspects of being child-like, what comes to mind? I remember some of these qualities, but I observed them directly when my two sons were young. Child-like is different from childish in that it focuses on the positive qualities of being a Continue Reading…
Dropping the Rocks
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Dropping the RocksFebruary 3, 2026 We live in a world where we must make hard decisions sometimes. Many times, our emotions drive us to make decisions that are not in everyone’s best interests. The “worlds wisdom” often convinces us we are to seek retaliation when someone or something hurts us in Continue Reading…