I had a great conversation last week with one of my co-workers, or at least I thought I did.  About halfway into our chat, I realized I had been doing most of the talking.  I never let him speak or get a word in edge-wise because I was too busy…

Weekly Ration   “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” Rom 12:18 ESV Are there any rifts between you and someone else lingering out there?   Does someone always seem to get under your skin every time you interact with them? As hard as…

At both of my children’s schools, the motto of “Be Kind” has been taken up as the overall theme for everyone to follow.  The research the schools have provided to us parents about this tells us that if you foster a culture of kindness with everyone this will decrease bullying…

Weekly Ration “Let what you say be simply “Yes” or ‘No”; anything more than this comes from evil.”  Matt 5:37 ESV I have tried hard over the years to follow this, so that expectations for others will be clear. Evil has gotten me though more than I want to admit!…

A good friend of mine sent this excerpt below to me recently from CS Lewis’s book The Screwtape letters. Lewis wrote The Screwtape Letters in 1942 and it is comprised of 31 letters written by a “senior demon” named Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood a younger and “less experienced demon”. My dear…

Weekly ration   “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Eph 4:29 ESV Boy did I need to be reminded of this today. “…only such as is…

I entered into a meeting this week with the wrong attitude. I came into the meeting with a defensive mindset, ready to battle my pre-determined position on the topic.  I already had decided that whatever the other folks were going to present about the topic, I was going to stand…

Weekly Ration   “So whether we are at home or away, we make our aim to please him.”  2 Cor 5:9 ESV What are you aiming for this week? A productive meeting at work? An uninterrupted block of time so you can get a few of those things done that…

“I barely made it to my meeting on time!” “I waited too late to start getting ready for church and now we all will be late!” “I never seem to have time to recover or even think about what we just discussed in that meeting because I am always rushing…

Weekly Ration   “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Luke 14:11 NLT The world’s method says promote yourself. “Look at me!”   God’s method says humble yourself, and He will exalt you. We  have to cultivate being humble.  It…