Accountability is a lost trait. This is my person opinion in many ways supported by others and the world. No wonder we have an issue with a lack of integrity. Accountability means I am not always a victim. I cannot blame others, the circumstances around me or that life is unfair. Accountability means…

Our God makes promises. To some extent this is pretty peculiar and unique to the God of Scripture. Some of these promises are known as “covenants”, a binding contract between two parties. I am not familiar with any other god making the promises our God makes, or any at all. Our God keeps His promises.…

The Holidays can be hard. This can be for many reasons but sometimes, as you know about me, I like to point out the obvious. Not everyone we run into this time of year will be jolly, happy, or in the “Holiday spirit”. We live in a world of noise. Sometimes we must remember to turn off the tv, radio,…

Not many of us are naturally wise. We may think we are but wisdom is not, at least Scripturally, something humans naturally have a lot of. Wisdom is not the same as knowledge & education. Wisdom can be gained by knowledge and education certainly but just because someone has the “right” degrees in a field…

There are many “trip hazards” in life. In life there are many things which may trip us up: literally and figuratively. I’m certain you are similar enough to me that you know how true this is. Sometimes we are tripped by major things but at least for me it is the small things. We all worship someone/something…

Our thoughts get worked out into behavior. I am not suggesting we always understand nor intentional in doing so. Sometimes our beliefs are unhelpful but we don’t have the desire to change. I must admit that each year I become more and more aware of my “messed up thinking”. Yet, sometimes, if I am honest,…

How do you “win” with people? What does it mean to have influence with people? How do you gain influence? These are important questions. Some options: demand (typically because of position), manipulate, coerce, bully and shame. This seems to be the pattern of the world. If we are not careful this becomes…

We love information. Maybe that is an overstatement but we seek information and sometimes we seek information which confirms what we already know. This is called confirmation bias. What is the goal of the Gospel? This a question we must ponder regularly. It is a question which may challenge us the deeper…

4 Minutes a day=1 day a year=75 days a lifetime. Any idea what time this is being spent? It is brushing our teeth over our lifetime assuming we live to about 80 and start brushing at 5. We all waste time! None of us will every be 100% efficient. Let me also said this: our world is not going to get more…