by Jim Stitzel | May 9, 2006 | General
This past weekend I was privileged to attend a conference at my church. The keynote speaker was “Steve Gallagher”:http://www.purelifeministries.org/About/gallaghers.htm, founder of “Pure Life Ministries”:http://www.purelifeministries.org/, an...
by Jim Stitzel | May 5, 2006 | General
Complacency. It’s the thing that the emergent church is trying to get away from and it’s the thing that stagnant churches don’t realize they have a problem with. What I see here are two ends of an extreme – one end loud with their proclamations...
by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2006 | General
I love to listen to music when I work, whether it be writing one of my stories or crunching numbers at work or picking out stalls in the barn. It gets me groovin’ and gives my mind something to do while I work. It helps me focus, and I find that I’m...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2006 | General
Has every president this nation has ever had been recommended for impeachment? It seems like I keep hearing that word being bandied about lately. Whether or not impeachment is deserved and justified for our current president, one of the motivating factors behind the...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 20, 2006 | General
“Follow your heart.” “Do what feels right.” “If it feels good, how can it be bad?” Do any of these sound familiar? And this one may _seem_ like it’s different from the three above, but it’s not: “You have to do...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 19, 2006 | General
bq. If you can’t laugh about your religion or personal beliefs on occasion then you need to take a serious look at what it means to you. You can find humor in any situation. I ran across this quote earlier today, and it gave me pause. A lot of non-religious folk...
