8 Rules To Keep You Happy & Healthy Online (Part One)
If the internet and social media cause you grief, it could be from overuse. Social media is like cheesecake, it tastes fantastic but that doesn’t mean you should eat it all the time.
Toolbox Tuesday: Grammarly Premium
A few years ago I started writing in earnest. It was a big deal for me because even though I had always loved to write, I was never quite sure how to handle punctuation. I even wrote about my problem with commas in a post on Medium. Last year I published a book called “Flannel-Graph …
6 Important Questions That You Must Ask When You Read Your Bible
Show Timestamps 0:28 – Opening 1:28 – Free book info 3:29 – Ask-A-Pastor: Does the Bible say I really have to give 10% of my $ to church? 8:02 – Grammary Ad 9:02 – 6 Questions You must ask when you read your Bible Show Notes My latest book: FLANNEL-GRAPH JESUS: More Than A One-Dimensional …
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Pastor Phil’s Summertime Scripture Memory Challenge
When I was a kid growing up in Michigan, my parents enrolled me in a program called, AWANA. It’s a church-club sort of thing–think Boy Scouts for Christians. There were a couple of key differences, of course. First, AWANA was open to both girls and boys (now that I think of it, so are the …
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4 Surefire Ways To Gain Wisdom Now
One of my favorite Youtube channels is “Smarter Every Day” by Destin Sandlin. He’s a mechanical engineer who films himself learning something cool and then shares the videos with his audience. Obviously, Destin didn’t invent the idea of getting smarter. It’s an idea first proposed by God and it’s found all over the Bible. Of …
3 Tips To Avoid Cynicism
I hate cynicism. That being said—I can be a terribly cynical person at times. I don’t like this about myself and I would like to blame someone else for my cynical nature. Perhaps it was all the tv shows that I grew up watching. They featured overly cynical people—Archie bunker, George Constanta, Chandler Bing, and …
My Social Media Sabbatical
For the month of March, I plan to take a sabbatical from certain social media platforms, namely Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter. Recently, I’ve realized that these platforms do more harm to my mood than good. This might not be the case for you, and if so, that’s good. But for me, I have noticed that …
The Art of Apologizing
“Hold me now, it’s hard for me to say I’m sorry” -Chicago Can we all agree that it’s not easy to apologize? It takes a lot of humility to admit that you were wrong and then say you’re sorry. Some people will go their whole life without offering a single apology to another person. During …
Four Surprising Facts About Your Bible
Recently, I was moved to read about the story of 13-year-old Hannah Foy, a young girl from Missouri who had decided to read the whole Bible in one year. She completed her goal a week early and proudly shared the news with her mom and friends. When telling her mom about her Bible experience she …
How To Make Work Into Worship
According to a recent USA Today survey, almost half of all people surveyed are unhappy with their jobs. Do you ever feel that way? Are you happy with your vocation? I’ll admit, I have been very disappointed with my work at times—and I’m a pastor! If you’re honest you’ll probably admit that you’ve had struggles …