As another football season is about to begin, training camps are opening up. However, there is one star Running Back who will not be in camp. In 2014 Ray Rice was caught on video punching his wife–fiancee at the time–in an elevator. As the video went viral, the Baltimore Ravens were essentially forced to cut […]
Continue readingAre losers really losers? It sounds contradictory. It seems like a dilemma. In the sports world we define so many great athletes and coaches not only by wins & losses, but also by championships. Can you imagine being a football coach who takes your team to the super Bowl 4 years in a row and […]
Continue readingJuly 1 is a big day in sports since many NBA (National Basketball Association) players become free agents. Which means they are looking for contracts with sweet deals and lots of money. Some have landed huge contracts, including guys you have never heard of. I even mentioned to Carol that the amount of money is […]
Continue readingAs a guy I typically don’t like to read instructions. Which means I sometimes get it wrong and sometimes it takes longer to accomplish the project. Bottom line: I needed the help the instructions provided. But the greatest help we need comes from people. (Yes, I do believe our greatest help comes from God, but […]
Continue readingSo far we have only introduced a couple types of wisdom. Clearly you can be wise and unwise at the same time. Which leads us to the final aspects of wisdom. In my last post I talked about planning well and persuasively presenting your plan. But that alone will not guarantee the outcome you want. […]
Continue readingIn my last post I introduced the subject of wisdom. Wisdom is one of those traits that can be used for good or evil. Our goal is to use wisdom to benefit ourselves, others, and even the organization or business we are associated with. We are gleaning our thoughts from 2 Samuel 17 and 18. […]
Continue readingJames 1:5 (NLT) exhorts us, “If any of you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” Most of us probably approach the subject of wisdom from only one angle. We simply want to know what to do next. Let’s call this particular […]
Continue readingExcuses. We use them all the time. Sometimes we quite frankly just don’t want to do something. Maybe some are legit, but could we be hurting ourselves, could we be holding ourselves back from reaching our full potential? We have to ask, don’t we? In the church world several scenarios tend to come up regularly. […]
Continue readingLet’s face it. Many never get started reading and studying the Bible. First, let’s talk about the obstacles. 1. Clarity. The Bible can be a bit intimidating so where do we start? Not knowing what we want can keep us from ever starting. Why not set a goal to read five days a week? 2. […]
Continue readingFor the sake of clarity I want to distinguish between being busy and being in a hurry. Jesus seemed to always be busy, yet never in a hurry. What about Moses? If he had been running red lights he would have surely missed the burning bush. Just those two examples alone seem to indicate that […]
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