Reading the newspaper and watching the news these days certainly causes someone like me to scratch my head and say what in the heck is going on? This morning I read 2 news articles and had to stop and do some scripture reading in order to maintain my sanity and serenity. First let’s talk stimulus…
Month: January 2009
Leading Jesus Style
A friend of mine gave me the book “Prepared to Win” this past week. The book is a compilation of stories about the 1977-2008 boys state tournament basketball coaches of west central Ohio. As I was reading through the stories I came across a quote by one of the coaches who is an old basketball playing…
Self Talk
One of the greatest ways to become successful (i.e. accomplishing predetermined worthwhile goals that make a difference in the world) is to learn how to talk effectively to yourself. As infants and children our minds are programmed by the conditions we were raised in. As children our brains are fresh and very formative. The bad news is if…
He will never forsake you…
Last night the weather report indicated we were in for a winter storm. We could expect rain, snow, ice and all of the above. People rushed to the grocery to get extra food. Most schools cancelled all activities for today because of the much anticipated storm. I like snow, I was excited because snowy days…
Where is your Faith?
This morning I was reading Luke chapter 8 and was taken in by Jesus’ words “where is your faith?” He spoke these words to his disciples when they thought they were going to drown as they were caught in a nasty storm on a lake in a boat. Therse four (4) words are so powerful and…