Acting on impulse …
You’re about to check out at your local grocery store, or perhaps a “big box” store like Target or Walmart … what are some of the things […]
27
Jan
2019
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James Scott, Jr.
24
Jan
2019
Before you lock in your habits for the New Year, assess now your start to 2020 …
You’ve probably heard it takes 21 days to form a habit, but that number is something postulated in the 1960s without any real research. Well, real research […]
23
Jan
2019
Let’s bust a harmful marriage myth …
There’s a popular myth about marriage that can be harmful to marriages. In fact, it has been a root cause for many divorces. You’ve likely heard this […]
22
Jan
2019
Manage your moods so they don’t manage you …
Would people who know you describe you as being a moody person? If so, that might reflect a natural trait of your temperament, or it could be […]
21
Jan
2019
How to build resilience to adversity …
Over the past few days I shared a couple posts on the topic of adversity (here and here) and noted specifically that some trouble in life is […]
21
Jan
2019
Children of a just God …
We talk a great deal about grace, and for good reason — our eternal lives depends on the grace of God! But we have gotten to a […]
20
Jan
2019
A half dozen ways adversity will strike your life …
If you’re breathing right now, you can count on adversity striking your life in some way in the future. Trouble is something no human being can avoid, […]
19
Jan
2019
The trouble with adversity …
There’s an irrational longing that most people experience to some degree when life-changing adversity strikes — it’s a longing only to get life “back to normal.” But […]
18
Jan
2019
How Christians and pastors contribute to the “toxic masculinity” nonsense …
Not everyone noticed a recent news story with a headline that touted, “… study reveals the dangers of ‘toxic masculinity’ to men and those around them,” but […]
14
Jan
2019
The cross as an ethic …
We don’t talk about ethics very much, possibly because they’re so absent in our society. One place that is renowned for lacking in ethics is Wall Street. […]