Finding a friend, a true friend, is like hitting the jackpot. Even better because there is no tax to pay! The challenge now is to keep that friend. What are some of the ways you can lose a friend or someone you love? Probably at the top of the list is to stop listening to […]
Is Heaven For Only The Perfect?
Let me introduce you to Rahab. Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho, a town located between the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It was right in the path of Israel’s westward move into Canaan and the promised land. Yet God chose her to be his instrument to safeguard two spies […]
The Brand of The World
That would be SSS. Sensual, stuff and status. These three are driving the world toward its conclusion. The world is driven by its senses. They must be satisfied. Advertisers know this and appeal to all senses in getting us to change our behavior and buy their product….because we have to have more stuff. More toys […]
What? Me Worry?
This question made famous by Mad Magazine more than fifty years ago still should ring true. What amount of worrying can change anything? Much better than worry is to learn to trust God’s plan for our lives. After all, He created us to join His family and get to know Him. Instead of worry, choose […]
Fresh Standards For a New Year
There is a reason why the top coaches are so consistently good: they set high standards for themselves, their fellow coaches and their players. Having a will that sets high standards can lead to a happy and fulfilled life for us, too. When you set the bar high for yourself, it is easier to accept […]
Influencers
The global public is constantly searching for its identity. The social media giants capitalize on this and clever people take advantage by promoting their versions of style – wanting to be all things to all people. Of course, there is nothing wrong with being someone who influences others – especially if that influence helps people […]
Mask Down
I’m not talking about COVID masks. Those are a personal choice or the law. I’m talking about the masks we wear figuratively when we have lost our identity. Our mind and emotions can be much like an iceberg – 95% of the problem is below the surface. We try to cover up our innermost breakdowns […]
A Leap of Faith
The Wright brothers took a giant leap of faith as they succeeded doing something nobody else had been able to do. If we just repeat what others have done, no advancement occurs. So it’s OK to be different – to reach out into unexplored skills. Just doing things in a different way can lead to […]
The Ten Commandments
God gave Moses The Ten Commandments, and they are certainly important. The problem is that many of us are still stuck there. The Jewish nation added hundreds of rules to ensure they were doing it all properly – but that, of course, is impossible. God gave us the law to show us we could not […]
Vision, Intention and Means
Dallas Willard, sort of a Modern Day C. S. Lewis, discusses personal transformation as existing in three parts – Vision, Intention and Means (VIM). Vision is the act of putting your mind into the right places – new places, in many cases. It gives one a spot on the horizon to move toward a better […]
