Odds & Ends

Here are a few random things that have happened over the past few days, that I thought you might find interesting. Compliments.  You know, there’s a fine art to giving a compliment.  One of the best/worst compliments that I ever received was by an older lady right after I finished preaching a sermon on the …

The Fred Factor

Not too long ago, I read a book by Mark Sanborn entitled, “The Fred Factor.”  The book is about a mailman who took his job seriously and consistently went above and beyond the call of duty in performing his job.  While the book is not a “religious” book, the spiritual and biblical applications are everywhere.   …

A Little Girl’s Letter

Yesterday, several good friends and I were sitting in the office of a neurosurgeon. We listened to him as he explained why he left a thriving practice in a large metropolis to come a much smaller hospital in our area of the country. He said it was all because of a letter he received. You see, …