Introduction to the series titled Chairman of the Board: the Study of James.

Never losing site of the goal, you must progress one step at a time often encountering obstacles that must be overcome. Like Jesus who ran into the existing power structure in Jerusalem, you have to face up to those who resist change . . . some because they cannot think beyond the present or traditional […]

Are you able to take a risk because the goal is worth the gamble? Is it really much of a risk if you have all of the facts? There is no reason to make any goal too hard to achieve or the risk too great. As a leader you take risks based on the facts […]

Storms and turbulence in our lives, including anything that takes us off our track to achieve our goals, must be dealt with so we can continue moving forward. When we go through the trials in life, anger and impatience can crush our ability to persevere. Those are attributes of immaturity in our thinking and our […]

What is important or valuable to a company? What is important or valuable to you? Is it status? No, it is the maturity of your faith, complete without doubt, lacking nothing. How do you judge this? There would be a list: slow to anger, not proud, not dwelling on wrongs, not self-seeking. In the end […]

Can you be taken by lies or deceit? The first rule is stop and “think.” Temptation is easy to accept when you are in despair or weakened by circumstances . . . weak in spirit, or health, or trust. Examples are financial situations that tempt you or move away from what you know to be […]

How do you prepare yourself to learn something new? First, you have to be ready and quick to listen and slow to speak. You need to clear your mind of evil thoughts and filth which keeps you from being mature in the spirit. How teachable you are is the key to learning and to salvation. […]

It’s fine to listen and read what you should do. More importantly, change will only happen if we do what the Bible instructs us to do. Simply, do what it says to do. If you do not put into practice what you learn, then you will forget. We deceive ourselves if we think not putting […]

Religion is the expression of your faith. It must be developed from the bottom up, at the grass roots. Have you built your faith from the ground up? Have you built your faith by building others up? You need to take a a personal interest in those that need a helping hand. That is an […]

Many people misrepresent who they are, what they have, what they believe in. We make those judgments of others by what we perceive, often superficially. Have you ever done that? Have we been so polluted by the world’s value system, are we not letting others cloud our judgment? We are not positioning Christ properly to […]