Fighting the idol of selfishness
My idol doesn't look like an animal or a piece of wood. It looks like me.
Mike Lanser on
serving
Help wanted
It happened like this one Sunday morning at my brother-in-law’s church in Minnesota: Someone had taped a bright-yellow sign to the front door, with an apology to those gathering for worship: “Sorry. We weren’t able to find anyone to serve as greeters today. Let yourself in!” The congregants shrugged, then opened the door, to step…
Serving
Knowing that there are many needs in our world, and that Christ-followers like you become stagnant and self-centered if you don’t help others, God has given you many ways to serve others! In many groups of Christ-followers (churches), a relatively small number of people carry the lion’s share of the load of serving others. Many…
