by Shane Craven | May 14, 2009 | Attitude
“I’ve had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you’re carrying a grudge, they’re out dancing. A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and...
by Shane Craven | May 14, 2009 | Thoughts
My daughter Abigail and I have this love….watching people, just about everywhere we go. We notice every detail, every action, and we can size up a room full of people within a short time. Wikipedia says: People watching or Crowd watching is the act of...
by Shane Craven | May 13, 2009 | Thoughts
The best we could hope for as children of God, is at the end, we could say, “We are spent and we spent every talent and gift we had, for Jesus!” Hey, that’ll help re-define how many excuses we all make in serving God, especially in church planting....
by Shane Craven | May 13, 2009 | Volunteers
Imagine what would happen if you pulled up to the plate and used ALL your gifts to advance the cause of your church! The % of abilities you have that are being expended for the kingdom through your local church, specifically, Origin Church, are astoundingly low!...
by Shane Craven | May 12, 2009 | Religion
I had an email recently sent to me that was signed, “a recovering Pharisee dextoxing from all my good works.” That got my attention! That’s what most of us have been! We’ve been listening to everybody’s opinion but God’s and what...
