On one thing we can agree: for the average individual, the workplace has its challenges. What is critical is how you confront those challenges. People bring their emotions to work. They can be unhappy. Insecure. Jealous. Angry. Depressed. Or just plain unpleasant. I wonder what would happen if you infused the workplace with your faith? [...] Read More
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ~ Philippians 4:6 (New International Version) Anxiety! It appears to be a commonly accepted illness of our age. Everyone is anxious. Or, at least, everyone has anxious moments. We are nervous, we are worried. [...] Read More
Suddenly, it’s Easter week! A time of triumph and renewal…gently lifting our spirits, ushering us closer to the warmth of summer. These are days of brightness and new beginnings. We passed thru winter (such as it was); we’re coming out green, vibrant, alive. Easter: a time of hope, healing, restoration, rebirth. Stores fill with ribboned, [...] Read More
Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.~ Genesis 35:13 (New International Version) I have a stone. It is small and nondescript, smooth to the touch and primarily colorless. It is my stone of remembrance. It reminds me that, no matter what is going on in my life [...] Read More
Ordinarily, we would be finished with February about now. Yesterday would have been the last 24 hours in this month. But 2012 offerered the wonderful blessing of twenty-four extra hours. It’s a bonanza! Here are some ways you can soar into March with a bound. These four steps will give you guaranteed triumph: Lift—Elevate the [...] Read More
Back in March I authored a post about God’s awesome creation, the sun. We rarely stop to think about how incredible it is. I (reverently) called our marvelous sun a Bad Mama Jama. Well, just a few days ago, NASA issued a new high definition video taken from the spacecraft which has been in operation [...] Read More
L L Cool J, the celebrity actor and rap artist, was interviewed on television the other day by Piers Morgan and asked about the key to his successful marriage. “What is the secret?” Piers asked. After just a brief moment of contemplation, his reply was brilliantly direct and simple, “Eat your soup and let her [...] Read More
There is so much to be done… There is a task for each of us to perform. There is a soul to be won. There is a cross to be carried. There is a light to shine. There is a gift to be used. There is a life to be lived. There is a book [...] Read More
If you are ever having a foggy day and your joy seems to have fallen into a funk, just take a moment to chat with a kid. That is guaranteed to snap you out of your gloom, really fast. The questions they can ask sure beat anything you could pay to hear at the comedy [...] Read More
This is a battle, and you’ve got to be in it to win it. You are an overcomer. In Christ, you are destined to crush Satan under your feet. Just use everything that you’ve got. So…what are you doing with all that power? Here are four tactics to apply right now. Use Your Mind. Think [...] Read More
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