Tag: bible

  • ANOTHER END-OF-YEAR THING

    How often in your lifetime do you suppose you’ve heard or read the phrase “end-of-year”? There are always end-of-year sales during which everyone hopes to find great bargains from after Christmas items to end of the season garments. Stores are always looking to grab your attention with these phrases and sales in the hopes of…

  • WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR MIND?

    I’m reading a book. Nothing new or unusual about that. What is different is that the book was written in 1902, making it, perhaps, the oldest book I’ve ever read, outside of the Bible. The book is As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen. Overall the book is about having inner peace based on what…

  • THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM

    Not many seem to have it. Even fewer seem to know they need it. Fewer still are willing to make the effort to seek it or even ask for it. This is tragically the situation when it comes to wisdom in today’s world. We need knowledge, but more than that, we need the understanding of…

  • EMOTIONAL ROI

    For those of you with a business background, you’ll immediately recognize the initials ROI.  For those who never opened a Business Admin text or have never researched investment ideas, the letters stand for Return on Investment.  Simply stated, this means how much a company is earning (income and profit) on their investment (which may be…

  • HABITS: Such Fickle Friends

    Have you ever had a bad habit? Umm…OK. Let me re-phrase that: How many bad habits do you have? I know that the phrase “bad habits” can mean different things to different people. Let me admit right off the bat that I am old-fashioned, so you won’t be surprised when I say that when I…

  • KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM?

    I am currently working on my next book, which is a Men’s Devotional from the Book of Proverbs. The working title for it is THE PROVERBIAL MAN: Practical Wisdom For Today’s Man. I find that there is a wealth of information for men from the Book of Proverbs as Solomon gives these statements of teaching…

  • KNOWLEDGE OR ACQUAINTANCE

    In the last post that I wrote I mentioned that I had a dream to write a book. (Note the link below.) Now that dream has come to fruition and I am a long way into my next writing project. One of the things that I find so very useful as I write is to…

  • SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

    You’ve probably noticed that there can be a lot of different meanings behind the word “spiritual”. In today’s culture it can mean different things to different people. For example, to a Christian the word “spiritual” always refers to something in connection with God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, recognizing that there is what is…

  • EFFICIENCY

    I went to college, many moons ago, for a degree in Business Administration. My intention, at that time, was to work toward owning my own business. As time passed however, I was called into the Ministry which led me to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for a degree in Religious Education. So many of us have…