Musings on MLK Day 2020

  Musings on MLK Day 2020 “And now abide these three; faith, hope and love.  And the greatest of these is love.”  -I Corinthians 13 When my daughter Lydia was in high school we didn’t really talk much.  We spent time together but we didn’t really talk.  In fact, I used to joke that the

Unhappy People Quote

Don’t spend much time trying to make unhappy people happy. Keep in mind most of them were unhappy before they met you. -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Jesus People Quote

I was raised with the Jesus People.  Jesus People were hippies,,,but baptized.     -Rev. Shane L. Bishop      

Leadership Quote

A holy determination to flourish right where you are is the first step to effective leadership. -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Speed of Leadership Quote

When the kids are all throwing up their corn dogs, slow down the Scrambler… -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Organized Religion Quote

Christianity is a personal relationship with God through Jesus with all of its messiness; it is seldom organized and never a religion. -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Quenching the Holy Spirit Quote

When God moves powerfully, things get messy. Don’t quench the Holy Spirit because of your need for control.   -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Friendship Quote

  Your most valuable friends are not the ones with which you have the most in common.  They are the ones who make you a better human being.   -Rev. Shane L. Bishop  

Persistence Quote

The greatest Christian victories are always found on the other side of sticking it out! -Rev. Shane L. Bishop

Quote on Hymnals

When I was a kid we sang out of hymnals.  If you are not old, a hymnal was a collection of four or five hundred songs, prayers and Psalms that churches used before Jumbotrons got saved. -Rev. Shane L. Bishop (from “Exactly As I Remember It.”