The ‘relativism’ bug seems to have invaded and affected every segment of our society. The primary problem with this approach is that there is no standard, no set of principles to guide. ‘It depends’ is the mantra and justification. However, as a Christian – you do have standards and principles. The Church stands on the […]
Listening involves all of us. Attentive would be the word to describe ‘how’ we should listen. ‘Attentive’, in my world of definitions means: a listening heart – the what and how of the communication, eyes that watch the verbal and non verbal expressions, ears attuned to the words used and their definitions, and especially a
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“The key to wisdom is this: constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.” Abelard So… believe this? Seriously, what is your opinion of ‘questions’? Not like them because… questions, threaten, challenge the status quo or your personal beliefs? If what you believe
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There is a place for you and your style. Is it what you want? Does it portray and share Who the Lord is in your life? How do you share? Effective is rarely defined as overbearing but it isn’t defined as milksop either. Do you want to grow in your how’ and ‘what’ that you
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We are told in scripture, in a variety of verses, to renew our minds. It must be important to be repeated. It also must be something we can do or we wouldn’t have been told to do it. However, we also must look at renewing as a process. We are so immediacy drawn that if
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Yes, I do write a great deal about faith. It has so many attributes, aspects, and applications that I probably always will. Bottom line: I believe faith is indispensable, critical for us to live a full and fruitful life. Recently I heard another comment – (paraphrased) the thing about faith is that it’s always there
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Mean what you say? Clarity of message? Perhaps the question should be, do you listen to what you say? If you heard you, would the message be clear and understandable? Honestly… what’s more important to you – the message or your recognition? If the message isn’t the focus, emphasis then why bother getting upset when
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Both important. Just like we can’t always live in the rarefied mountaintops, we can’t continually live in the valleys (and stop seeing valleys as negative, stressful, unforgiving). We live on both, separately, and both are important to our growth. Both provide learnings and insights into living our lives. We all need encouragement, and typically those
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NEVER say the ONLY thing I can do is pray. If you believe that prayer is that ineffectual, why do it? Prayer is never an ‘only’ … remember what it is and what is accomplished. Many churches have Prayer Chains that people can contact to request prayer for their need. Most of these requests fall
It appears that much, if not all, of our attention is in reacting to the ‘symptom’ rather than attempting to cure the ‘disease’. Simple example: we have and live in a violent society. It appears to become more vicious and violent… daily. What is our response? To focus on one aspect – weaponry and work
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
