In case you missed them, here are my top ten posts for September 2011. Special thanks to my readers and commenters as I continue to build a community of followers. If you are not a subscriber yet, then please take the time to subscribe to my blog by email or RSS feed by clicking here. If you know of someone who would benefit from my blog, then do me a favor and send them the link or tweet it for me.
Here are my top 10 posts for September:
Most people don’t earn as much money as they would like or think they deserve. In fact, if we were paid as much as we think we are worth then we would probably all be millionaires! Most of us can’t control how much we make but we can learn how to manage what we have better.
The book of Proverbs offers some great financial advice and some great lessons. Continue Reading…
In case you missed them, here are my top ten posts for August 2011. Special thanks to my readers and commenters as I continue to build a community of followers. If you are not a subscriber yet, then please take the time to subscribe to my blog by email or RSS feed by clicking here. If you know of someone who would benefit from my blog, then do me a favor and send them the link or tweet it for me.
Here are my top ten posts: Continue Reading…
Have you ever met someone who was up one moment and down the next? Their life seems to be an emotional yo-yo that fluctuates based on every tug of the string in their lives. I’ll be honest with you, people like this wear me out! I believe that everyone at some point is going to have a bad day, but we don’t have to live there or set up camp.
Are you all smiles?
Many people walk around in life basing their happiness on what they have or what they don’t have in life. They often base their happiness or joy on how things are going for them at the moment. If you find yourself thinking this way or know of someone who does then keep reading! Continue Reading…
With the invention of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Google + we have instantly become more connected with people. This has been good in a lot of ways but in some ways it has not helped us. It many ways it has created more critics than real friends in our lives.
What Kind Are You?
How many “friends” do you have on Facebook, Twitter and Google+? I imagine that most of us would admit that we have hundreds and maybe even thousands. Out of all these friends how many would we actually consider our real friends? How many of these would you share a real problem that you were having?
10. Your congregation actually thinks Moses built the ark.
9. People in your congregation can’t find Genesis in their Bibles.
8. People in your congregation think that John 3:16 is a zip code.
7. Your Sunday School is no longer on Sunday.
6. People in your church think the phrase “Christian Education” is an oxymoron.
5. Your church spends more money on coffee and donuts than on Sunday School curriculum.
4. Your Sunday School teachers have become unionized.
3. Your Sunday School teachers are on strike for more pay and better benefits.
2. The students in your youth ministry are flunking out of Sunday School.
1. Your Sunday morning café is larger than your Wednesday night service.
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric Speir and I am the head mastermind of this blog. (For that matter, I am the only one!) I am a pastor and educator by profession. I’m also a trained life coach who uses biblical principles, practical wisdom and encouragement to help others to lead more effectively in every area of their life. I’m a happily married man to one wife and we have two and a half kids (I have a third on the way). Finally, I am unashamedly a Christ follower.
Welcome to my blog!
You’re probably wondering, “What’s so different about your blog?” I’m glad you have asked! I’m blogging because I meet so many people in life who are stuck and simply getting by. From what I can read from Scripture this is not the kind of life we are to have. I think we were made for more than this. This blog is to help you lead more effectively in every area of your life. My life mission is to empower and equip others to thrive in life and to fulfill their God-given destiny. I believe that everyone has a God-given destiny and dream for their life. My part of the story is to empower and encourage others to thrive while fulfilling theirs. Continue Reading…
