Faith With Action

It is our beliefs that put us in the position in which we find ourselves. Do you have the “faith” and conviction that what you want will come to be? What is faith? Hebrews 11:1 tells us that: “Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about […]

Twenty Ways You Can Help Others (Part 2)

Earlier in April the Dallas area suffered from the worst outbreak of tornados in years.  Many people suffered from damage to their homes and businesses.  People offered their help and money to help those less fortunate than them.    This was a wonderful example of giving. Psalm 146:6-8 (NIV) 6  He is the Maker of heaven […]

Twenty Ways You Can Help Others (Part 1)

Maintaining Balance in Our Interactions     I talked about how we are detached from each other and I promised you an incomplete list of things that you can do to re-engage.  Here is the first half:   1. Smile and be friendly. Some of the time a simple brief thing like this can put […]

Comforting Your Hurting Inner Child

Many times we wonder why we react to things the way we do.  We look back and chastise ourselves for the way we handled a situation.  We also find ourselves doing things in a certain way and wonder why.  In many instances our actions and the way we react is routed in our childhood.  In […]

Why Are We So Detached?

Too frequently the trend in our society is for individuals to be detached from one another. Automobiles have taken us off the streets, where we used to greet each other and stop to chit chat.  Cubicles have removed a bit of the humanity in working, as have factories and even computers to some extent. Television […]

From Failure To Success – A Story Of Letting Go

Failure is something we all face in our lives.  I’ve sure had my share.  I remember in the mid-1990s, I had worked myself all the way from a sales person to Marketing Director to COO of a thriving company – only to discover that I really did not like that position.  So I did something […]