Givers & Takers

There are givers and there are takers. I’ve been on both sides of this. There’s a third category called receivers. For now, I want to address the first two categories. Givers give. Takers take. I know that there are people right here where I live who make a sign and put it out there that…

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Become Generous

I have known so many generous people throughout my lifetime. Some were generous with their finances. Some were generous with their time. Some were generous with their insight and counsel. Some were generous with their love. They all had a profound impact upon my life over the years. I can see certain people behind each…

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Invest

I have learned about investing over the years. I have made some good investments over the years along with some bad investments. Investments come in lots of different shapes and sizes. There are financial investments. There are emotional investments. There are physical investments. There are spiritual investments. Some investments are tangible and measurable, and others…

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Give – Give!

I love being around people who are givers. Their generous spirit just leaks out of them. I remember when I was much younger how I wished that I could give more. I didn’t realize that as a result of my choices to take on debt because I wanted what I wanted then, I was entering…

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Double Portion

There are times when I’m really hungry and I will have an extra portion of food. This is often a bad choice, because a single portion should suffice. There are times when I feel like I can’t get enough of a good thing, such as a good book or a good podcast – something that…

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Taking Care of Pastors

I was a youth pastor for just over 20 years. I started my ministry serving a small church in Crab Orchard, TN on the weekends in 1982. I was a junior at Johnson University (formally Johnson Bible College). I then served as youth minister at First Christian Church in Maryville, TN for 2.5 years. In…

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