The tales are legendary. Ford rejected the minivan, arrogantly believing Americans would buy what Ford told them to buy—more station wagons. Struggling Chrysler, led by former Ford executive Lee Iacocca, said yes to minivans and saved its business (sinking the station wagon forever). Hitler paid his architect, Albert Speer, to design a new Berlin—a capitolContinue reading “Humiliation Stories. Isaiah 2:11-17.”
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HOW’S YOUR CHRISTIAN RESUME? Philippians 3:4-6; 2 Corinthians 11:22-27.
What if you had a Christian Resume? Could you fill up a page with things you have done for God, ways you have served the church, scripture you have read, verses memorized? People you counseled or comforted? Money you donated? What about sacrifices made—you held your tongue when you wanted to say something cruel? YouContinue reading “HOW’S YOUR CHRISTIAN RESUME? Philippians 3:4-6; 2 Corinthians 11:22-27.”
CHOOSE THE HUMBLE PLACE. Luke 14:8-11.
One weekend, our church choir recorded a new album for Word Music. Microphones were pointed at the first row. The minute you walked in, you knew: the best singers were already on the first row. That was the all-star team. I’d like to say I did not think about it, that I was not ambitious.Continue reading “CHOOSE THE HUMBLE PLACE. Luke 14:8-11.”
The Refinery of Compliments.
Raw products are nearly useless. You cannot clip wool from a sheep and weave it into a sweater until you refine the wool by cleaning it and spinning it into yarn. Ditto for cotton. Crude oil is a great discovery, but little of it is used in its raw state. Instead billion-dollar factories refine oilContinue reading “The Refinery of Compliments.”
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