“I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.â€Â ―   Corrie ten Boom This past Thursday marked Covington’s first annual Free Christmas Dinner. Over seventy servants dished out 725 meals to people from Covington and the surrounding…
Category: Giving
Daily focalPOINT – Grip
“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” ~Corrie Ten Boom I can remember sitting in a church bible study, not long after I got sober and Pastor Steve Kimm said something that changed my thinking forever. He shared with us the fact that NOTHING was ours. Everything…
Daily focalPOINT – Touching
“If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.” ~Unknown …and when you touch a life; touch it in a positive way or refrain from touching… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 15:12, “This is my commandment,…
Daily focalPOINT – Cause
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank A Sunday morning ritual I have had for years involves going on a long run in order to clear my mind and prepare for the week ahead.  Last Sunday was no exception. The weather was perfect and…
Daily focalPOINT – Wants
“My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.” ~J. Brotherton Luke 12:15, “And He said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Luke 6:38, “Give, and it…
Daily focalPOINT – Riches
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” ~Benjamin Disraeli Sharing riches is a temporary proposition; helping others find theirs’ is eternal. I am looking forward to helping those of you coming to Third Thursdays find your riches through growing your…
Daily focalPOINT – Give what you Want
“Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that…
Daily focalPOINT – Dumb or Depth
o-pin-ion (noun) 1. A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. I can remember receiving a call from my daughter during the first month of her freshman year of college. She said; “Dad, I feel so overwhelmed when I talk to my classmates (she was at an Ivy League School),…
Daily focalPOINT – Value
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Enstein You have to believe on judgement day the good Lord will have a list of the ways we gave of ourselves to add value to His world and a list of the ways we took from the…
Daily focal POINT – What’s Important…
“In our headlong search for secondary success– money and social status–we run a very serious risk of missing entirely the far deeper satisfaction of primary success: Â the love, trust, and gratitude of those we serve.” Â ~Stephen Covey Thanks for the reminder Stephen. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them…