by Manny Rivera | Jan 7, 2014 | Motivation
Are you living life on purpose or are you living life by accident? I’m a firm believer that you can predict your future… well, at least have a good idea of it. And I’ve learned how to do this through much trial and error, actually, more error than trial. :-/...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 4, 2014 | Church, Motivation
After much prayer and meditation, I only have one ministry goal in 2014. I’ve realized, many times in the past, that this list has been overpopulated with unrealistic goals. I guess my thinking has been that “many goals” equated to big thinking. ...
by Manny Rivera | Jan 1, 2014 | Motivation
When I woke up this first morning of 2014, I reached for my phone to check the time. My Facebook app was open and I saw the following post from my pastor, Becky Hennesy: My goals for 2014: Give more Forgive more. Live more. Figuring out what that looks like will be...
by Manny Rivera | Oct 24, 2013 | Church, Motivation
Two Sundays ago, we implemented a new facet to our congregational culture. From now on, after every sermon and teaching time, we will assign to our listeners what we call an IMPACT CHALLENGE. An Impact Challenge is a charge for spiritual responsibility to what was...
by Manny Rivera | Oct 22, 2013 | Motivation
What kind of sound comes from your life? What sound are you currently making? What punctuation best describes you – a period, comma, question mark or an EXCLAMATION MARK!! As Christians, our lives should be making a distinct sound. And that sound needs to be...