Why Some Mice Swim Longer Nobody, and I mean nobody, makes it through life without encountering discouragement. And how we handle discouragement will dictate not only our..
Replace Taboos with Openness and Love Have you ever noticed that Jesus never responded to a question by saying, “Now that was the dumbest question I ever heard?” In fact, Jesus invited..
Replacing Meism with Weism Meism says “Me first.” It is the opposite of the weism that says “Team first.” (more…)
Removing Gum Out of Someone’s Hair Telling someone how to give a rebuke is a bit like telling him how to get gum out of someone’s hair. No matter how careful he might be, it’s going..
Capture a God Moment There’s a question I often avoid. Maybe too often. Sometimes just asking it makes me uncomfortable because it exposes something I don’t like about..
The IRS Scandal and You I’ve had the privilege of being audited by the IRS on three separate occasions. In each instance the auditor found a legitimate mistake an..
How to Communicate a Vision Time and again Jesus reminded his disciples that his driving purpose was to seek and save lost people. On the day he called his first disciples..
Would You Have Doubted Jesus? If I had been with the disciples in Gethsemane the night before Jesus was crucified, and been aware he would die the next day, I would have..
The Power of Delayed Gratification We’re taught to travel fast and light. On the freeway we drive in the fast lane. If we want something we’re told to, “Go for it!” Or, “Just do..
Jesus Repeated One Word Ten Times Jesus’ words and deeds on the night of the Last Supper were focused on helping the disciples grasp a truth as revolutionary as the first use of an..
I’ve Never Done this Before! I’ve done a lot of things in my life but I’ve never done this before. After watching the History Channel’s documentary The Bible I was deeply..
Buy Into Two Truths! Dwight D. Eisenhower defined leadership as, “the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” If you..
Talk About Selfish! Marriage not only brought me face to face with the girl of my dreams, it brought me face to face with my own selfishness. Sure, I knew I was..
Stay Where You Are! All of us periodically suffer from the myth of the greener grass. Haven’t there been times in your life when you thought things looked better on..
He Slammed His Fist on My Desk! Jesus struck at the root of pride with a sharp ax. He said, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to..
Everything Stands or Falls On This Confused and afraid, the disciples left the upper room and stepped onto the narrow Jerusalem street. The frigid air–just like their growing..
What Will You Do With 525,600 Minutes? Stretching before you, further than the eye can see, lays the New Year. It consists of 365 Days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536, 000 seconds...
Where Was God? I can’t remember watching a news story that triggered more horrible images. Children gunned down by an angry twenty year old man. Horrible words..
How to Transcend Failure I’ve got an impressive resume of failure. Really. It’s embarrassing to admit, but it’s true. At one time or another I’ve failed in every area of my..
Worry Buster I’ve got a close friend who is a chronic worrier. I asked him once if he ever noticed that most of the things he worries about never happen. He..
Three P’s That Will Change Your Life Spiritual victory is a line, not a dot. By that I mean it’s not a single attitude or action; it’s a series of attitudes and actions which, over..
God and the Twilight Zone How does God deal with us when we choose to live as though he doesn’t exist? It might surprise you to discover that God simply turns us over to our..
I Saw a Miracle I suspect over the years I’ve prayed for thousands of sick people. I’m happy to say most of them recovered … but not everyone. Some of the most..
Navigating Life’s Traffic Jams We’re taught to travel fast and light. On the freeway we drive in the fast lane. If we want something we’re told to, “Go for it!” or, “Just do it!”..
When You Lose What You Value All of David’s mighty men were veterans in the war with disappointment and pain. The biblical text tells us they were in “distress,” “debt,” or..
