I had scheduled a morning meeting with someone this week at Panera bread (I love bagels!). We hadn’t seen or spoken with each other in some time, so I was looking forward to some social distance chatting with him (this Panera has outdoor seating!). I showed up a little early, got…

Weekly Ration “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.” Col 4:6 (CSB) or in this modern version:  “Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put…

“What’d ya do this weekend?” That will be the common and most popular question tomorrow when you get back to work (whether in person or in your first Zoom/Teams meeting of the day). This is our chance! We don’t get an opportunity as blatant as this as it relates to sharing…

How many times in our lives have we heard the phrase “It’s better to give than to receive”? As a simple reminder this week let’s see if we can “give” more than we “get”. Watch out though! In our “me first” culture, acting like this may get us noticed! “…remember the words of…

The other day, I was feeling somewhat down.  It wasn’t bad, and you probably wouldn’t have even realized it if you were around me – but I was.  Then out of the blue, an old friend that I hadn’t heard from in awhile sent me an encouraging message about me writing…

I’ve been in too many situations this week where the devil was grabbing at my coat tails trying to pull me in the wrong direction!But I know based on this verse below that if I turn to God and resist the devil, the devil will go the other way! “Submit…

In my new job as a mortgage consultant, there are numerous things I still don’t know how to do.  Fortunately for me, when I am stuck, there are resources within our organization readily available to help me.  We have on our company-wide training site with numerous job aids that explain…

“Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.” Prov 14:7 (NIV) Take a quick inventory as to whom you are hanging around.  Do you find much knowledge coming from them? It’s not so much as to their knowledge but also what their perspective…

We got snowed in last week! In the Metro Nashville area we had almost 6 inches of snow over the course of several days.  When we lived in Michigan for several years this wasn’t that big a deal because it happened all the time and the state was prepared for…

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38 (NIV) We have to remember to give a little grace to those around…