Chewing the Frat

The society that believes the the earth is not round is the flat earth society. They believe that the Bible teaches that the earth is flat and that is the reality they believe regardless of any proof to the contrary. At times we have formed our reality of what a "relationship with Christ" is like based on other's opinions and beliefs. Often this reality is far different from the true reality of that relationship. Let's talk about the reality of a relationship with Christ here on Chewing the Frat.

If you have ever tried to have a flower or vegetable garden, you know the problem with weeds. These weeds can actually block the beauty of your garden. Sometimes in our lives, we have weeds that get into our "garden of life" and hide the incredible things that God has for us. Let's talk about here on Chewing the Frat.

The study showed that one of the most listed reasons for staying in an unhealthy and dead relationship was because people are afraid to be alone. Having a healthy relationship takes work, but the benefits can be priceless. Let's talk about how to have a healthy relationship here on Chewing the Frat.

Play Doh was created as a wallpaper cleaner. It was fun to play with UNTIL you left the play doh out overnight and then tried to mold it again. Talk about a tough job. Our lives can be like play doh that has become hard and unresponsive to the hands of God. The truth is that someone or something will mold our lives, BUT we can decide who what will be. Let's talk about that on Chewing the Frat.

You can never go by a label. Colonial Sanders had 1005 rejections and was called failure before he finally succeeded. Michael Jordan did not make his high school basketball team and was labeled a failure. It is so important to be careful what we use as labels for our lives. Let's talk about that on Chewing the Frat.

There are some many cute sayings on the internet about handling our past. Some of these may provide some comfort, but what does the Bible say about how to handle the past. Let's look at King David and see what we can do when our Past Becomes our Present, here on Chewing the Frat.

In a listing of the top 3 negotiators in history, Henry Kissinger, Teddy Roosevelt and Nelson Mandela are there. The art of being a good negotiator is the fact that you MUST MAKE A CONNECTION with those who disagree with you. Each and every day we must make those connections with people who we disagree with. Paul set out a great plan to help us make better connections with those people. Let's talk about Connections here on Chewing the Frat.

The Andy Griffith show ran from 1960 to 1968 on CBS. It actually finished it's 8th season at the #1 slot on Television. One episode has Barney making a wrong decision and having his confidence crushed. As always, Andy comes to the rescue, but what does the Bible say about Confidence. Let's talk about that on Chewing the Frat.

The Art of Manliness website lists 10 skills that all men must have. Among those are everything from paddling a canoe to surviving a bear attack. If I always look at what the world tells me that men need to be like, I would feel awful. When I begin to do that I have a lot of self-doubt. The Bible speaks to that age old problem of self-doubt. Let's talk about that here on Chewing the Frat.

Have you ever heard of the law that says that if a woman drives a car in Memphis, that a man has to run in front of the car waving a red flag. Yep it is on the books. I am so glad that we are not bound to some of the old "outdated" laws. You know at times we can be bound by unhealthy spiritual and man mad religious laws. We have freedom in Christ, but could that be abused. Let's talk about that on chewing the frat.