Mike Edmisten Follower of Jesus. Husband of Nicki. Father of Ryan & Brock. Communicator of the Word.

Town Hall Reflections

A snippet of my notes from Town Hall for Hope…

-Fear is not a Fruit of the Spirit.

-The Bush White House bailed out stupidity.

-The new administration stimulated stupidity.

-"Commerce without morality will destroy us." (Ghandi)

-Sometimes life is not fair.

-We need to love people enough to allow them to fail. If failure is chasing you, you'll run toward excellence.

-"Success is merely a pile of failures that you're standing on." (John Maxwell)

-Work like it depends on us. Pray like it depends on God.

-For many Christians, prayer is code for, "I don't want to face reality."

-You can pray while you're working.

-Our current economic situation is nowhere near the Great Depression. It's not even the worst recession since the Great Depression.

-Find a financial adviser with the heart of a teacher. If they try to sell you something, leave.

-Is inflation coming? If Congress doesn't slow down. They're burning money.

-Gold is the Snuggie of investments.

-Three things to do if you're struggling with hope:

1. Take action.
2. Don't participate in loser talk.
3. Learn to give again.