I heard a pastor once say , “God’s Word will either keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from God’s Word.” Oh how true this is! “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your word.” Psalm 119:9 (NIV) It can be discouraging…

“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Cor 10:13 ESV When…

For those that know me well, you know that I have a personality that tends to sweat the small stuff.   Like really really small stuff. Like stuff that ends up driving my family and sometimes my co-workers crazy. But recently, as I am reading the book The Magic of…

“When pride comes then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Prov 11:2 NIV Does your pride get in the way sometimes? Like mine does? Let’s try and be humble with others this week!   Need a daily dose of encouragement? Check out my new book, Real Christian Businessman: 30…

I was meeting with a good friend of mine recently, and we were talking about the consequences of our actions and how they affect us in the long run (as well as how they affect others). It reminded me of an old saying I had heard several years ago that…

Watching the commercials at the Superbowl last weekend (yes I watch those as much as I watch the game) I realized that marketing these days is getting out of hand. It turned into a 30 second free for all to see who could come up with the most outlandish, craziest,…

We had several snow days last week due to the extreme weather that came through our city and state. The streets were filled with ice, schools and businesses were closed, and we had about 6 inches of snow on the ground (along with some ice).   Snow days are fun!…

I did it again last week. I atually do it all the time. I was at my office and in a conversation with a co-worker.  I cut them off so I could say what I wanted to say, not allowing them time to even finish their sentence.  I felt the…

I had a project due this week at work. And I didn’t get it finished. I kept working on it. Going back to it. Doing more research. Rewriting a part or two. And I missed the deadline to turn it in. Have you ever done this? Have you ever gotten…

Back when I was working in the secular music industry I worked with what we would call some real life, bigger than big, music industry “characters”. They were interesting people to say the least.  They truly lived up to the rock n’ roll, record executive mogul-type people that you have…