Wake Up Call

I want to let you in on a secret, it’s the secret of being liked. Here it is: genuinely like others. You can download the podcast here!

What does it mean to have character? There’s a world of difference between having character and being a character, as in, “John, he’s a man of character,” and “John, now, he’s a character.” If you want to be a person of high, moral, character, you need to evaluate what you are thinking about most of the time. You can download … Continue reading Character →

I am continually amazed at the things people believe and don’t believe about other people. It runs the gamut from some who trust no one and believe nothing, where everything is a lie, in other words, those are people who are overly suspicious, to the other extreme, with others who will believe anything about anybody. … Continue reading The Necessity of Discernment  →

Staying with it and not giving up, can be very difficult; it’s usually easier to quit: Why do you think so many people give up? But, there is power in persisting, in persevering. You can download the podcast here!

There are all kinds of suggestions of what to do when the heat is on, suggestions that range from exercising, to sleeping more, to meditating, to eating healthy foods, to avoiding too much caffeine, and all of those can be good and important, but what can you do spiritually, that will help? You can download … Continue reading The Heat is On →

There is nothing wrong with having money. Money is not in itself evil; the Bible says, it’s the love of money that is the root of evil. People think that having money will enable, empower them to have less stress in life, which is to say, money is the avenue to peace, and of course, we … Continue reading All the Money in the World →

How many times do we pray and pray and pray, a lot, when we are in the storms of life, and then when the Lord takes us through the storms we sometimes, maybe even often, forget to give thanks. And even when we do pray, we sometimes pray like we’re tipping our hat to the … Continue reading Praying After the Storm →

Today is a perfect day to engage in some humor. Let me tell you why. It’s Monday, the day after Easter, and there’s an interesting tradition in the church that reminds us why we can laugh today. Although it’s centuries old, the truth still holds today. You can download the podcast here!

Most of us are around people or social media or entertainment too much to ever spend time alone. But It’s important that we get aside, by ourselves, and quite simply, be alone. It can be energizing. *This podcast includes a short interview from The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. You can download the podcast here!

The past couple of weeks, on this podcast, I’ve talked about the rather painful but necessary process of physical therapy, which for me involved stretching my shoulder after rotator cuff surgery. Let me tell something else that needs stretching, and it is also a rather painful process. I’m talking about your brain, and of course, … Continue reading Train Your Brain →