Everyone is joining gyms right now because they are turning over a new leaf. January is the time where a lot of people (12% of new members) sign up for a gym membership, and studies show that most of those people have quit going by June…and some would have quit earlier if they weren’t in a 6 month contract. In fact, some statistics suggest that 80% of the people who own gym memberships don’t Read More …
I was in Walmart today, and as I leave the bread aisle, I hear screaming a couple of aisles over. As the words came into audio focus, there was hateful profanity and very aggressive language that startled me. I peaked around the corner just in to see some Walmart employees closing on the location to control the conflict. It seems that everywhere we look these days, you can usually find something or someone that Read More …
by Jim Campbell, Pastor, Bay West Church of Palm Bay Florida Lamps are useful devices. They are designed to give light to a dark space. They help us see to read or to walk through a room without injury. They can also be used to do other things. You can hang a wet hand towel over the shade to dry or you can use them to prop open doors or even to drive a small Read More …
by Jim Campbell, Pastor Bay West Church, Palm Bay Florida My family and I ran a race recently. It was a thing that my wife and the kids wanted to do together, so Dad reluctantly agreed. Katye loves to run. My kids are both in elementary school and love to run everywhere. Not me…I’ve run before, but it’s been a long time and many pounds ago. My knees just don’t hold up, but for family unity, Read More …
I was in the line the other day behind one of you (and you know who you are) that play the lotto. To be honest, you were taking a really long time and I was really ready to say “Can’t you pick this stuff out before you get to the register? It’s not like everything isn’t displayed right there, you know?” Then I stopped myself…and thought “this is an opportune moment for me.” There wasn’t Read More …
