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Home Archives for Personal Growth
Five Keys to Conflict Management

June 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

Five Keys to Conflict Management

Conflict is unavoidable.  If you’ve got two people on a team and they never argue then one of them isn’t needed.  Jesus, the greatest leader of all time, faced conflict among his disciples, between the disciples and himself, and between the religious and political leaders and himself.  As long as your team is on the […]

Filed Under: Anger, Personal Growth, Relationships

A Purpose for Human Suffering

May 25, 2022 Leave a Comment

A Purpose for Human Suffering

Why? It’s the question that hits first and lingers longest. Why me? Why now? Why this? Most people don’t even try to answer such questions. How could they? That’s what makes the words of James, the half-brother of Jesus, so unexpected. He said the purpose of testing is to produce “perseverance” (James 1:2-4). Instead of […]

Filed Under: Faith, God, Healing, Personal Growth, Uncategorized

You Were Made for This

April 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

You Were Made for This

God designed you for commitment just as surely as an engineer designs a ship for the open seas and a plane for the sky.  A man or woman lacking commitment lives like a clipper ship tethered to a dock or a jet tied down in a hanger. All of your potential tugs at the restraints. […]

Filed Under: Faith, God, Personal Growth

Do This To Make Good Decisions

March 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

Do This To Make Good Decisions

Values aren’t practices.  A practice is an activity or action.  A practice that works in one situation may not work in another. Why? because practices apply to specific situations.  Since my second son, David, loved hanging out with friends, sending him to his room when he misbehaved was an effective form of discipline. If I restricted […]

Filed Under: Faith, Leadership, Personal Growth

One Thought Will Heal Your Mind

February 23, 2022 2 Comments

One Thought Will Heal Your Mind

I used to ruminate on negative thoughts for days, weeks, or longer–like years or decades. Over time they shaped my identity. Or, part of it. And then one night . . . Winter in Oregon I was thinking about winters in Oregon. Since I moved here in 82′ I often remind myself how much I […]

Filed Under: Faith, Family, Healing, Jesus, Personal Growth

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