Ben Simonton has managed people and taught others to manage people for a few decades. Some of his ideas include, “You can’t ‘engage’ an employee. You can only create an environment in which an employee can and will become engaged,” and “’Turned on’ people figure out how to beat the competition. ‘Turned off’ people only complain about being beaten by […]
In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis raised an encouraging image for believers who make mistakes. He pointed out that a natural body, as long as it has life in it, will be healed from many sicknesses and injuries. A dead body does not have such power. In a spiritual application of the concept, he suggested that the Spirit of Jesus […]
Every day has the potential for being a day during which you could strengthen the foundation your life is built on. The parts of our lives that include practices and habits and values that disagree with and resist complete obedience to instructions we have received from Jesus are built on sand. The sand is deep. Small buildings have six to […]
Let your eyes look forward;fix your gaze straight ahead.Carefully consider the path for your feet,and all your ways will be established.(Proverbs 4:25-26 HCSB ©®) So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.(Hebrews 10:35-36 HCSB ©®) Don’t let fear or […]
Repentance (metanoia – Strong’s Greek word #3341) indicates a change of mind or a changed decision. We need to repent regarding our misunderstanding and misapprehension of Who Jesus is. We need to repent regarding our misunderstanding and misapprehension of who Jesus says we are. We need to repent regarding our misunderstanding and misapprehension of why Jesus says we are alive […]
The best relationships I have had were the ones in which the other person felt greater or stronger or more important or more valuable when they were with me. When they feel smaller or less important or weaker, I have harmed them. “As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love. If you keep […]
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.(2 Corinthians 4:18 BEREAN STUDY BIBLE ©®) How convinced are you that eternal things are more valuable?What evidence has convinced you? How does the idea influence your decisions:• Financial• Relationships with other believers• Family […]
The boys with Daniel didn’t get the revelation from the angel who appeared to Daniel.The soldiers with Saul didn’t get the revelation from Jesus, who appeared to Saul.John, the greatest prophet ever, announced the presence of the Kingdom, but didn’t get the revelation of what it would look like. The Spirit of God is not inviting you to grasp everything […]
I once had a friend who believed that, because he had a high score on his computer game in which he could fly an Apache helicopter, he was capable of flying an Apache helicopter. This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers. […]
I was talking with a few young people recently who were telling me that they had to keep reminding themselves that I am 20 years older than they keep feeling like I am. We talked then a bit about people acting old, and some of the pitiful reasons it happens. I don’t feel that I am denying my age. I […]