Religion
What is a Christian?
If you ask, “What is a Christian?” odds are you will get a different answer depending on who you ask. To some, it’s a person whose beliefs and morals are based on the teachings of Jesus, the son of god. Others will say, it’s a deep and meaningful relationship with God, bought through Jesus Christ.…
Read MoreThe Reciprocal Relationship
How do Christian organizations and management refocus the biblical ‘Beatitudes’ found in Matthew 5-7 in leading and managing employees? Leaders and employees must work towards specific goals and objectives for the organization. Organizations are known by their motives; their sole purpose is gaining wealth by taking customers’ money or the supervisors storing up reports for…
Read MoreThe Transformation
How many times had he walked on this path, twenty, forty, a hundred? It was his favorite location, and he thought he knew every landmark. He was sure he remembered every tree, rock, and bush. Today, it was as if someone rearranged everything and right in the middle of his path was a bush he…
Read MoreThe Ethical Servant
There is a joy found in the times of serving others. Many at one time have had the opportunity to serve or help someone else and have experienced this inner joy. It is more than just a “warm and fuzzy” but a satisfaction that you are useful to someone else. It has been my experience…
Read MoreWhen the Holy Ghost Ghosts You
There’s a certain expectation we tend to have of God as His children. Of course we know that life isn’t going to be perfect. But we are promised that He is working all of the negatives into a tapestry of beauty in the end, that He will avenge us for what has been done wrong…
Read MoreThe Team Leader
This level of leadership is in almost every organization today. Working leaders serve in businesses, our civil governments, the military, and in Church ministries. Everything has a beginning, so it is with leadership. It is important to understand that this position is entry, elementary, and probationary in nature. Rarely is there any formal education or…
Read MoreDays of Noah
I’m telling you, there isn’t room for even one more. How many do you intend to bring in here? It’s bad enough that you are forcing me and the boys into this monstrosity of yours, and now you expect us to share our personal spaces? I’m telling you – enough!” “I saved the best…
Read MoreWho Wants to be Corrected?
Asking the title of this article, you will probably hear nothing but crickets. Few would be jumping up to form a line to receive corrections. So let me pose it this way. Who would want to be driving down a winding country road at night, come to the top of a hill and find a…
Read MoreFossils on Display
I am going to share a story that God is especially fond of. Once upon a time, more than 50 years ago, a baby girl was born with a root of rejection firmly embedded in her soul. She had done nothing to warrant such a burden, yet there it was, a resilient presence as she…
Read MoreBecoming Disqualified, Hurting Others
Scandals, much of our society has an insatiable appetite for them. As soon as one reaches the end of its news cycle, many look for the next. Long intervals between real scandals were once satisfied by the fake in tabloid journalism. But now with the debasement of America’s culture, these gaps are short lived. Spin…
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