priceless

July 2, 2008 | Books, Ministry Life

This is a repost from last year, just about this time. It was my story of a bookstore gone bad, gone good.

Yesterday I set up a bookstore at our community Independence Day celebration. One person picked up The Mom I Want to Be and turned it over, glancing at my pic on the back side.

“Is that you? Are you the author?”

“Yes,” I said, smiling. “But this is the red-faced, sweaty version.”

It was hot. Muggy. Searing sunshine, even under the forest-green canopy.

I have to be honest. I questioned why I had decided to sell books.

At the end of the evening I had only sold 10, netting a profit of about $30-35, minus the cost of the candy, time spent setting up, carrying books and books of boxes, the flowers to put on the table.

Okay, I made zero.

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Shameless Audacity

July 1, 2008 | Faith: Knowing Christ

I’m on a word kick this week. Words that rock my world. Words that show me Jesus.

My friend, Kris Hammonds, is a twentysomething man and is an amazing teacher. (Hey, Kris!)

He ministered to some other twentysomethings nearly three years ago and the words he spoke stuck in my heart. They are still there today. The title of his sermon was Shameless Audacity. (more…)