From our family to yours, the Corbins wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! I will not resume blogging until early January 2015 in order to take a couple of weeks to devote to family and planning for 2015. Thanks for reading this blog. Your feedback and affirmation is a great blessingContinue reading “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!”
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Grief during the Christmas season
As I write these words, a precious family is due to arrive at our church facilities in about an hour for a visitation and memorial service. To lose a loved one is painful no matter the time of year, but when it happens so close to Christmas that seems to heighten the pain for yearsContinue reading “Grief during the Christmas season”
God keeps His word
God keeps His word. Every time. No exceptions. Did you know that is one of the great themes of the Christmas story we are all familiar with? It all begins during a crisis in Judah that took place over 700 years before Christ was born. King Ahaz is ruling in Judah and he receives wordContinue reading “God keeps His word”
Living between the Advents
Many Christian churches observe what is called Advent on the Sundays leading up to Christmas. The term “advent” has Latin roots and simply means “coming.” It refers to the coming of Christ. As early as the fourth century, Christian churches were designating a period of time leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth. ItContinue reading “Living between the Advents”
Important message series
During the last three Sundays of November, I am sharing a three message series on the church. In this series of messages, I have dealt with some of the key questions that people have about church life today: What is the church? Is it still important to attend church in today’s digital world? Why shouldContinue reading “Important message series”
Simple faith is saving faith
Each year I read through the Bible, and my reading this morning was in the book of Acts. Even though I have read it probably hundreds of times over the years, the power of this passage really spoke to me today… “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and theContinue reading “Simple faith is saving faith”
Two indispensable ingredients of leadership
Leadership is needed in all areas of life. Leadership is needed in our homes, in our companies, on our sports teams, etc. Leadership is needed in the church. Leadership is needed in government and civic organizations. In fact, many of the issues that we face today can be traced to a lack of good leadership.Continue reading “Two indispensable ingredients of leadership”
Christians & Election Day
Today is election day across America. In addition to thousands of local and statewide raises, one-third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives will be elected today. It is certainly an extremely significant day in the life of our nation. In my opinion, there are Christians who take equally unhealthy positions when itContinue reading “Christians & Election Day”
Jesus is Lord over Halloween
As a kid growing up on Sand Mountain, Halloween was always a fun time. We knew all of our neighbors and trick or treating consisted of going to see people our family had known for years and getting treats. Certain neighbors always had certain treats for the kids. For instance, Chalmer and Verma Chloe WatkinsContinue reading “Jesus is Lord over Halloween”
The critical issue of alignment
I regularly listen to several podcasts. Among my favorites is the leadership podcast by Michael Hyatt. The former CEO of Thomas Nelson publishing and now a very successful entrepreneur, Michael Hyatt (www.michaelhyatt.com) always brings something to the table that stretches and challenges me as a leader. Recently, I listened to his podcast on the vitalContinue reading “The critical issue of alignment”
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