by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 23, 2011 | Christian Life
How do you say “thank you” for God’s goodness? Really, it’s impossible to fully express our thanks. But when your heart is overflowing with gratitude, it will find an outlet. Psalm 100 is the outpour of a heart focused on God’s abundant blessings to His people. In...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 22, 2011 | Christian Life
It’s just a simple box on the closet shelf of our bedroom, but it holds years of memories. I first got the idea to incorporate the “Thanksgiving Box” into part of our family holiday tradition when our children were quite young. One year, after our Thanksgiving dinner,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 21, 2011 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
Do you think of yourself as a leader? Whether you are a parent, grandparent, pastor, coach, teacher, student, or friend, you exert influence on those around you. Leadership is not a position on a flowchart; leadership is influence. One of the greatest threats to our...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 14, 2011 | Christian Life
The next six weeks are some of the busiest on the calendar. Between now and Christmas, life can easily swallow us up in a whirlwind of holiday preparation and activity. Yet, these busy weeks also hold some of the most sacred moments of the entire year…if we will...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 11, 2011 | Current Events
Today we remember veterans—men and women who have given of themselves for our freedom. And I’m thankful for every one of them—from the minutemen of the war for independence to the heroic Americans serving today in the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. I never had the...