Make sure your caring includes doing.Everyone usually looks so nice at church. The clothes are clean, the hair is combed, and the breath is fresh. This makes for a nice Normal Rockwell portrait, but it isn’t God’s intention for Christianity. Forget these notions of such a sterile environment. God wants you […]

Live life on purpose, not by accident.Knowing where you came from makes a huge difference in your life. Let’s say you believed that you were the product of some cosmic accident. No intelligent design was involved in this world or your life. Things “just happened,” and you just happen to be here. […]

Let your primary motivation be the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit.The advertising industry knows you very well. Billions of dollars have been invested in determining what impressions will motivate you to spend your hard-earned dollars. The television ads are written and directed to catch your attention. The magazine advertisements use […]

Give God credit for the big stuff in the world as well as the small stuff in your life.When something big and positive happens in the world, don’t automatically chalk it up to human efforts or the work of nature. When you read about a major peace treaty between nations or growing prosperity in […]

Share your blessings with others, but keep your whining to yourself.Many of us are guilty of griping and complaining. We try to disguise our whining by categorizing it as “sharing prayer requests,” be we are really just looking for the opportunity to do a little groaning and grumbling.
There is nothing wrong with legitimate prayer […]

Manage your money as if it belongs to God. (It does.)As the twenty-two-year-old prepared to move out of his parents’ home for life “on his own” across the country, he looked longingly around the house. All of his worldly possessions were packed in three boxes that fit in the trunk of his aging […]

Always be amazed at what God does, but never surprised.Don’t get discouraged when politics don’t go the way you want them to. Get involved if you believe that’s where God wants you, but don’t get frustrated if things don’t go your way. Never forget that God is in control, no matter who is […]

When you choose to worry, you are choosing not to trust God.You wouldn’t rebuff someone who offered assistance if your car conked out on the highway. You wouldn’t refuse a neighbor who offered to help you move furniture out of the U-Haul into your new house. It would be an insult to say […]

Next time you read a really good book, make every effort to get in touch with the author.Have you ever corresponded with an author? If can be a very rewarding experience, especially if the author responds to you.
We once me one of our favorite authors in person. He didn’t know who we were, […]

Leaders are readers.Everyone wants to follow a leader who is informed and wise, but nobody wants to follow a leader who is a know-it-all. There is a substantial distinction between the two types. Wise leaders know that they can learn from others. The know-it-alls think that there is nothing that others can […]