by Rick | Oct 25, 2013 | Blog
Each afternoon at five, the minister in the small town would walk down to the railroad tracks and watch the train go by. He would watch until the caboose disappeared from sight. Someone finally asked him why he did it and he responded: “It’s the only thing in town...
by Rick | Oct 22, 2013 | Blog
The sign of the Market Farm Eatery along the Coral Gables, Florida, street said, “Hungry? Stop Here!” I was their kind of customer: hungry. I had missed lunch and it was late in the evening so I pulled along a side street and jumped out of my rental car. I crossed the...
by Rick | Oct 18, 2013 | Blog
“There are a lot of people in the church upset with you and they want you fired,” the voice on the phone told me, “and since I’m the chairman of the board, I need to let you know that.” Well that kept me up all night for a week. I was a young pastor and had just led...