Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
One-Track Ministry Theme of the Week: Serving with a Passion Monday, March 15, 2004
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Men of IntegrityMarch/April 2004One-Track MinistryTheme of the Week: Serving with a PassionMonday, March 1572
Key Bible Verse: Our goal is to stay within the boundaries of God's plan for us (2 Corinthians 10:13). Bonus Reading:1 Peter 4:10–11
I started Rocketown Records in 1996 to create a label that nurtured new talent. I'm definitely not the right person to run the day-to-day operations of a record label, so my friend Don Donahue, who formerly worked for Reunion, came on board as president. As we explored our options for a debut album, Don remembered songs by a singer/songwriter he'd heard while at Reunion. Don gave me a custom CD Chris Rice had made with a Nashville producer. I was blown away by his talent as a writer, vocalist, and guitarist.
We scheduled a meeting to talk to Chris. Instead of dressing to impress us, he arrived in cut-off jeans and a T-shirt from a camp where he'd just been the featured musician. "You guys need to know something up front," Chris told us. "Doing camps and retreats with teenagers—that's the reason I'm alive. If I could never sing again, I'd still do what I do."
We talked for a long time about his experiences in ministering to students, with this guy who was completely unimpressed by the possibility of becoming a well-known artist. As our conversation ended, Chris said, "I'd be glad to do a record with you, but I won't let you try to change who I am or what I do."
—Michael W. Smith in Your Place in This World
My Response: A ministry I've identified to focus on is …
Thought to Apply: To be nobody-but-yourself in a world doing its best to make you everybody-else means to fight the hardest battle.
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