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…

I got caught up the other day playing a video game for hours. Now mind you, when I was a young boy, I was video game king!  I lived in the arcade (for those that remember what those are), spending hours upon hours of my time playing video games, spending…

Weekly Ration   “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.”  Prov 15:18 ESV How many times have we heard this example, seen it in practice, know it to be true, but then find ourselves acting in a hot-tempered way at the most…

My wife and I absolutely love watching the Olympics.  Ever since we have been married, we have always made it a point to watch the Olympics together.  Sometimes this means staying up late to watch (this year has been no exception to that!).  In 1996 we actually were able to…

Weekly Ration “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”  Prov 11:2 NIV Do you know everything? Has acting like you do ever gotten you further in life than acting in the opposite manner? Watching the Iron Man 2 movie again this week and seeing Tony Stark’s…

How much time do you spend doing stuff? You know, responding to emails, packing your lunch, preparing for meetings, talking on the phone, sending a text, etc. How much time do you spend thinking? And when I say thinking, I’m talking about sitting alone thinking, no noise, no TV, nothing…

Weekly Ration “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“ James 4:7 ESV So, if we only will submit ourselves to God, He has already promised that the devil’s schemes will run away from us. Not a bad promise to know about! I know…