by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Church, Preaching
My sister sent me this article, and I felt it was something that needed to be shared. For more resources from Chuck Swindoll visits www.Insight.org. Spurgeon’s Channel of Encouragement by Charles R. Swindoll Read Matthew 5:10–12 Charles Haddon Spurgeon...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
I bet you’ve heard this phrase before, “The pot calling the kettle black.” This idiom was probably coined back in the day when pots and kettles were used over wood-burning stoves and the longer they hung over the fire, the blacker their bottoms would become—so a pot...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
It was a discouraging morning. Peter, James and John had been fishing all night and come back empty handed. As a fisherman, there is nothing that will suck the wind out of your sails more than having an unsuccessful fishing trip. Often when you are discouraged (or...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Leadership
When I served as the Associate Pastor for a large church I needed a way to connect with all my staff each week. In the same way, not that I am leading a smaller church, I want to ensure my staff feel cared for. Therefore I created a simple email process I refer to as...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
It was bone-chilling cold outside, as most nights are in Chicago. I had just gotten off from waiting tables at a restaurant on Chicago’s famous Magnificent Mile and was making the trek back to my apartment. I was disappointed that my tips were nothing more than a...
by Josh Weidmann | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Christian Life
So how do honesty and grace connect? The grace of God is the very thing that allows us to be honest with God. If it were not for His grace – the combination of his unconditional love and his unrelenting mercy – we would not be able to say the things to God we need to...