The idea of worship is age-old for followers of Christ. When we think of it today, in modern speak, we often think of singing together in a Sunday morning church service. Others see it as our life-sacrifice obligation to Christ and His mission.
How can we know for certain what...
If given a choice of being a worrier or a warrior, most Christians would likely choose the latter. There is something primal in humanity that values a fighting spirit. We would likely hesitate on our final choice, however, considering that Jesus was neither. Or was He?
When we reference the Book of...
For those with ambitious goals, it is very tempting to look where others have gone and envy their success. Even though comparison steals our joy, it's easy to stumble into it.
The worst part, it doesn't stop there. It's not long before we are resentful that others have it better...
The power of positive thinking has now become a form of self-deception. The once-beloved insight about focusing our thoughts on Jesus (from Norman Vincent Peale's book "The Power of Positive Thinking") has warped into a strange aphorism to avoid a negative mindset. The alarming truth is what happens when...
As many times as we wonder about God's will for our lives, most don't consider there is a way to know. We are puzzled most during those times when things didn't seem to go the way we wanted or asked. With a little bit of faith we can know...
The discipline of self-training has a powerful influence on our professional growth. Our ability to absorb more information, and put it to use, directly affects our earning potential. And yet we all don't learn the same way...or do we?
Science shows us there is a self-training method that works to...
Career change can be difficult to handle for Christian professionals. And this is more than adjusting to the sudden loss of a job. Business changes happens all the time, whether it's a new boss, new processes, reorganization or something else unexpected. Learning how to adjust quickly...
We all lose steam at times. Where did our motivation go? Better yet, where did we get it in the first place? And now that it's gone, what can I do to get it back? We know our ambitious goals will take energy. Do we wait for motivation...
It's hard being nice to jerks, especially those that are out to get us. The first step in managing these difficult relationships is understanding they are not actually jerks. They are likely just annoying you because of a universal truth of behavioral interaction. Some types of people just...
Many times have I heard the question: "Why do bad things happen to good people?" And yet we have Proverbs 13:21, pointing us in a different direction -- "Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous." That sounds better, doesn't it? Especially the part about...