“Who can I trust to actually use all my donation to Haiti relief for that purpose?”

There is much concern among Christians who want to give to the relief efforts due to the fact that many of the best-known international organizations will often use funds to pad their fat budgets or worse, fund abortions and the like.

If you want 100% of your contributions to go to Haiti, choose one of the following organizations for reliable follow-through. (more…)

“Can’t see the forest for the trees.”  Heard that before?

What about this one?

“What you’re living is so loud, I can’t hear what you’re saying.”

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The word “faith” gets bantered around a lot in Christendom and of course, faith is extremely important (probably far more import it than most people give credence to).

But the Bible also says that something needs to be added to our faith.

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Call it “proselytizing.”  Call it evangelism.  Whatever you call it, even an atheist can be smart enough to know that if we really believe it’s true and we really love people, we’ll share it with others.

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A mayor who was very proud of his city was asked how the recession had affected them. He answered, “we don’t have a recession here, but I will admit we’re having the worst boom in many years.”

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A mayor who was very proud of his city was asked how the recession had affected them. He answered, “we don’t have a recession here, but I will admit we’re having the worst boom in many years.”

I know that, for many, the troubles that they are facing in the Great Recession are very real.

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Even if you are like our family and have dropped television, there is no way one can guard oneself against the overwhelming daily influx of bad news.

But don’t let it get you down, this is our time to shine — shine like stars on the black night (Phil. 2:15).

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The song “Look Around” by Christian Country band and good friends of mine, the Akins Band, really gives some good perspective for troubled times.  They performed where I was preaching recently at Liberty Baptist Church in Dalton, GA.

Even if you don’t like country music, you can appreciate the message in this song.

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One of my favorite renditions of Silent Night. Take a listen…

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I got behind a truck on the way home from the office yesterday with the license plate, GITN BY. Oddly, he actually paid over-and-above for the personalized plate! I thought, far better as a tag than an epitaph.

For years, I have been challenging believers to see their life through the lens of stewardship. Stewardship isn’t just about money – it’s about everything.

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