Is your view of life influenced by your own idols and speculations? Of course it is. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. Depends on if it blinds you. ♦ A father gets on a plane for another day trip across the… Read More ›
Faith
“Funny You Should Ask…”
Does God care about our business and marketplace success? Does God get involved in our products and design? Funny you should ask… ♦ I heard a story this week with elements that sound familiar and even seem standard around these parts:… Read More ›
Whose Truth is Right?
Our thoughts, ideas, and beliefs develop over time. Is there absolute truth regardless of our maturity? Absolutely. ♦ True confession: I used to be Pro-Choice. Yes, I used to believe that abortion was alright. I did not have any problem with… Read More ›
Making Big Decisions
Do you have a job decision to make? A business to build? A relationship to end, or begin? A family to start, or expand? A house or apartment to buy or rent, or not? ♦ I’ve had this image in my… Read More ›
Daniel’s New Year
Is your new year starting out well? Do you have troubles and challenges facing you? Hard to match the upheaval faced by a young teenager named Daniel. ♦ If you grew up going to Sunday School, you’re familiar with the popular… Read More ›
The New Year Plan
How about doing the New Year’s Resolution thing different this year? Here’s a New Year Planning Tool that’s easy, quick, but profoundly powerful in resetting your course in life. ♦ So here it comes again. Another New Year and another opportunity… Read More ›
The Yellow Kite
In this season of hope, a touching story of answered prayer when hope runs out. ♦ A young child’s small request causes a mother to not give up on life. I read this short story every year at Christmas time… Read More ›
The Preposterous Christmas Story
There’s just one problem for all of us in dealing with the preposterous story of the birth of Christ: it’s true. ♦ In our modern culture many will summarize the life of Jesus as the wise rabbi who preached and taught… Read More ›
Christianity in Cuba
I had the opportunity to visit Cuba in 2002 and meet persecuted Christians. I got a glimpse of what life must have been like for the 1st century Christian church. ♦ With the death of Fidel Castro this past week, it’s… Read More ›
Thanksgiving – an Economic Story
You know the Pilgrim story about the first Thanksgiving. Did you ever hear it as a lesson in human nature and economics? ♦ We all know the Thanksgiving story about the Pilgrims and their first bountiful harvest of 1621. We are… Read More ›
Praying for Self-Inflicted Wounds?
Are you praying or seeking prayer help for issues that arise out of your own mistakes and actions? Are you praying for the healing of self-inflicted wounds? ♦ The woman selected her grade school child’s teacher based on hearsay research. Now… Read More ›
Upsetting Your Belief System
The American presidential election has had a jarring effect on people across the nation and world. What may be upset is actually one’s belief system or program of belief. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. ♦ I read this week that… Read More ›