by Mark J Martin | May 27, 2011 | Archived
As a man who is a professional at stressing out my choir, I thought I would pass along to you the wisdom I’ve gained from this experience. Here are 13 ways you can stress out your choir: Come to rehearsal unprepared. Load their box full of music they...
by Mark J Martin | May 24, 2011 | Archived
Have you ever been discouraged that it seemed like your life lacked the fruitfulness you imagined? Have you ever worked hard to serve others, only to feel a frustration of pointlessness? Could it be that at times we have it backwards? Are we focused more on the work...
by Mark J Martin | May 18, 2011 | Archived
A friend of mine posted this video the other day, and I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy this video of some talented brothers who play bluegrass music. The boy on the banjo is 8, the fiddler is 12, and the guitar player is 13.
by Mark J Martin | May 17, 2011 | Archived
In my previous post, I wrote about the value of a weekly checklist. This post is about how to put that list together. But first, let me acknowledge two principles I picked up from David Allen in Getting Things Done: The need to write it down. He emphasizes this...
by Mark J Martin | May 11, 2011 | Archived
Most people who work in a church setting wear several different “hats.” Many of these hats require duties that are repeated weekly. The more efficient we can be with these tasks, the more we can move forward to other priorities. It may be preparing the...
by Mark J Martin | May 7, 2011 | Archived
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. John 12:3 In Mary’s heart, Jesus was worth it. Her heart of love and worship...
