Positive thinking has a lot of power. That’s because God wants you thinking positively. Nothing—and I mean NOTHING—negative comes from God. However, negative thinking has even more power. That’s because it grows like a cancer, starting out as a small negative thought and, in the extreme, ending up being all-consuming. Am I saying something is more powerful than God? Continue reading “The Power of Negative Thinking”
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What’s Your Life Purpose?
We all have a purpose in life. It’s a God-given purpose. No matter how seemingly insignificant or earth-moving the world may deem that purpose, God deems your purpose to be special and unique. You’re not a puppet on God’s strings fulfilling that purpose. You have total free will in living your life. But there’s a road for you that is one of a kind and untraveled. Continue reading “What’s Your Life Purpose?”
New Report Confirms You Are Most Interesting, Most Important Individual On Earth
A comprehensive report released this week by researchers at the University of North Carolina confirmed widely held assumptions that you are the most significant and interesting person currently inhabiting the earth, according to news source the Onion. That’s right—YOU are the most important person on the planet! Continue reading “New Report Confirms You Are Most Interesting, Most Important Individual On Earth”
Christmas Is Over. Christ Isn’t.
December 25th has come and gone. The trees are drooping in their stands and there are presents to return. The holiday is gone—the rush thankfully over—but fortunately the Savior is still here. He always is. Continue reading “Christmas Is Over. Christ Isn’t.”
Take Him Off the Cross
This is a great time of year for each one of us to take Jesus off the cross. He can’t rise in our lives if we don’t bring him down, take out the nails, and unfree him to rise, just like Joseph of Arimathea did. What? More abstraction than reality? Think again. Continue reading “Take Him Off the Cross”
Ready for Christmas or Christ?
I’m trying to answer that question. In my case, I think the answer is neither. I’m not finished with the Christmas shopping and between that and work I’m not ready for Christ. Sad—I know. Continue reading “Ready for Christmas or Christ?”
You or God?
Who comes first? Simple question. I do a lot of writing about God but I find myself asking who really does come first in my life. The answer should also be simple but it is tough if we are really honest with ourselves. The problem is the answer gets complicated just like we contemplate our lives. That’s because the answer is not simple. What??? Continue reading “You or God?”
Walk the Christmas Walk, Not the Talk!
For a lot of people, Christmas is the tree, presents, and maybe some good cheer. For a lot of Christians, Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but in talk only. What Christmas should be is a time to live the birth of Jesus by “walking” Christmas, not just “talking” it. Continue reading “Walk the Christmas Walk, Not the Talk!”
We All Have a Mandela in Us
We are living through the passing of a man who changed the world. Nelson Mandela endured torture and imprisonment to change his world. He’s a very special man but he is only a man. Continue reading “We All Have a Mandela in Us”
The Darkness Getting Darker Before the Light
When we hit dark periods in our life it often gets darker before we see any light. In this season think back to Mary and Joseph fleeing the country with a baby on the way and then finding no place to deliver except in a barn. It had to get really dark for them before the brightest star in the night shone its light on them and the infant Jesus. Continue reading “The Darkness Getting Darker Before the Light”
The Real Secrets to Life™ 