In Sunday’s message, Pastor Brian Rice will share some practices for staying connected during this strange time of social distancing. We asked some of our staff to share their best practices for staying connected. Right now I am using text, email, and old-fashioned phone calls to connect to people. I am hoping next week to […]
Okay, this is going to be a difficult one. It’s a bit difficult to explain and even harder to follow. Here is the general principle: You CANNOT manage the emotions of other people! You can seek to understand them, but you cannot manage them. You can’t control the emotions of others, but you can influence […]
Well, maybe it’s not all you need, but it’s certainly the first thing you need. Robert Putnam is a sociologist (I love these people) who understands the power of love and the dangers of isolation, loneliness, and lacking the love of a community. In his research, Putnam found that, “if you belong to no groups […]
Five Ways You Can Make a Difference Today People. Life is about people. The Christian faith is about loving God and loving others. Life is essentially relational in makeup. I am just back from overseas. I read a lot on planes. I picked up a book, The Art of People by Dave Kerpen, that looked […]
It is always good to hear people say, “I can’t believe we are done talking about Life Together. It went by so fast.” And then, when a number of people continue to say, “I wish you would have talked about ________.” How would you finish the sentence? What do you wish we would have talked […]
Just 6 weeks ago we had our 2-5 Launch. Wow–the time has flown by! The entire staff team had a great time developing and implementing the new aspects involved with the 2-5 Launch, including: Developing a 6-week series on relationships (Life Together). More on that in a moment. Beginning a new culture of you and me inviting […]