A church in Georgia is trying a new approach to get people in the door. They are giving away two $500 gas cards to newcomers or members. All they have to do is attend church events. My first thought was “WOW, that’s cool!”, but now I’m not sure how I feel about this. You want people to come to church because God is calling them, not for money or gas. I know God can use anything for his own glory, but what is the real motivation behind the church’s decision? Anyhoo…I just thought this was interesting.

As I was skimming the NBC website this morning, I ran across a segment titled “75 skills every man should master”. I started looking around for the actual list because it caught my attention and found it on Esquire. Tom Chairella wrote the article and I’m not sure how he acquired this list, but he claims that “a man can be expert in nothing, but he must be practiced in many things. Skills. You don’t have to master them all at once. You simply have to collect and develop a certain number of skills as the years tick by. People count on you to come through. That’s why you need these, to start.” What do you think?

1. Give advice that matters in one sentence
3. Take a photo
4. Score a baseball game
5. Name a book that matters
7. Cook meat somewhere other than the grill
8. Not monopolize the conversation
10. Buy a suit
12. Show respect without being a suck-up
15. Calculate square footage
16. Tie a bow tie
18. Speak a foreign language
20. Sew a button
26. Casting a fishing rod without shrieking or sighing or otherwise admitting defeat
27. Play gin with an old guy
28. Play go fish with a kid
35. Jump-start a car. Change a tire. Change oil.
37. Shuffle a deck of cards
44. Ask for help
49. Say no
51. Build a campfire
59. Write a thank-you note
62. Hold a baby
71. Iron a shirt
75. Negotiate a better price