There's something I just want to remind you of. No big breaking news, nothing you don't already know, just a little reminder and encouragment to keep your eyes open for something the Lord may be doing with you.
A few days ago I told you that I had spent a couple of days at WinShape. This is a beautiful retreat center a couple of hours north of my home. It is owned and managed by Truett Cathy's Chick-fil-A, Inc., a wonderful Christian-led business that does everything for the glory of God.
(By the way, Mr. Cathy was suffering some serious health problems while I was there; please pray for him.)
So on the last day of the retreat I had lunch with Bob Skelton, a good brother who helped build the WinShape program and who oversees the beautiful campus. He was explaining to me all of the different ministries that take place there--marriage ministries, leadership seminars, pastor respites, youth camps, overseas missionary projects, college worldview and apologetics workshops, and on and on it goes.
Amazed at the impact of such a ministry, and at the blessing of being able to be involved in such a thing, I smiled and asked Bob, "Dude, how do you get a gig like this?" He grinned, held up two fingers and said: "One, the grace of God; and Two, I know Bubba."
Now "Bubba" is what friends call Don M. Cathy, the Senior VP of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Turns out that 25 years ago, when Chick-fil-A was looking...
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