Try This: Celebrate National Doughnut Day (June 30)

Always celebrated on the last Friday in June, this “sweet” holiday offers the chance to connect with stay-at-home moms and their kids who are out of school for the summer. Promote and host a doughnut event at your church or a local park that Friday morning, providing doughnuts (and napkins). Tip: Some bakeries will give away free doughnuts for this day, too.

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There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.