There's a maintenance schedule for just about everything. Rotate the tires on your car every 5,000 - 7,500 miles. Flush your home water heater every year. Clear or replace the HVAC filters every 90 days. Visit the dentist and optometrist at least once a year. And the list goes on. But what happens …

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My wife and I live in an older tract home (constructed in 1988); needless to say, it needs some upgrades. As we dream about all the improvements we want to make, something happens; we are forced to think about the order of how to accomplish things. Do we install flooring before the new kitchen …

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Our church has a very low staff turnover rate. Over the past 17 years, we've only had three bookkeepers, each serving at least five years. Our current bookkeeper is terrific and is preparing to take a two-week vacation. While she built a team of volunteers to take care of many of the tasks in her …

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Regardless of your personal thoughts on if we are living in a post-Christian America or not, operating a church in today's economy and politically charged climate is challenging. Inflation is still plaguing many Americans, with a 12-month percentage change of 6.4% in January 2023, biting into …

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Recently a valued and dedicated volunteer approached me moments before a church service and asked me why we had not mentioned an upcoming co-ed Bible study. I was taken aback by the comment because we promoted the study on social media, the website, the weekly email to the congregation, the TVs in …

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I'm under the weather. The ball is in your court. Sit tight. They're pulling your leg. The writing is on the wall. I'm sure you have used or heard someone say something like this. These idioms are phrases where the meaning is not directly related to the words used, like "It's written in stone." This …

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