In Jesus’ Name

How do you approach the things you need to do? What is your attitude at work? Who is your inspiration for all you do? What is your motivation to accomplish your tasks? Are you striving for high achievements? Do you wish you had a great inspiration for those daily tasks? Our attitude toward daily life,Continue reading “In Jesus’ Name”

Blameless Conduct

How is your daily conduct? Do you take your conduct seriously? How do you treat others? Do you treat them with respect? Is your conduct and treatment of others beyond reproach? Do you see others as Jesus sees them? Are you willing to change your conduct? We all have our normal conduct. We have learnedContinue reading “Blameless Conduct”

Attitude of Christ

Have you thought you had a right to brag about your accomplishments? Have you thought your pedigree allowed you to think more highly of yourself? Did you find out later you really had no reason to think so highly of yourself? Have you given up putting yourself on a pedestal? Some of us like toContinue reading “Attitude of Christ”

Children by Faith

Are you proud to be a child of your parents? Do your parents make a significant difference in who you are? Do you have inherited traits from them? Are there certain behaviors you have because of them? Are there phrases you speak that you have learned from them? Many of us are like our parents.Continue reading “Children by Faith”

Freely or Grudgingly

When we share, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we donate to help the schools, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we agree to help a neighbor, do we do it freely or grudgingly? When we return a portion of God’s blessing to his church, do we do it grudgingly orContinue reading “Freely or Grudgingly”

Good Reputation

Do you desire to stand out? Do you like to have people point at you and say, “she is a wonderful person”? Have you thought about it? Have you taken steps to make it a reality? Do you know what steps you need to take? Even if we are not a person who seeks theContinue reading “Good Reputation”

Attitude of Sharing

How well do you share? Are you willing to help those in need? Are you willing to host others? Does sharing mean only giving any extra you may have? Does helping those in need mean only giving away your old and used items? Some of us were taught to share as young children. Some wereContinue reading “Attitude of Sharing”

Seeking the Best

What are you willing to give up to receive something better? Are you willing to give up your old clothes to receive new ones? Are you willing to give up your old way of thinking to pursue a new one? Are you willing to give up seeking hard evidence for faith? We pursue better thingsContinue reading “Seeking the Best”

Peace Through Love

Yesterday, we covered some peace principles. Today, we continue that discussion as Paul provides those same principles in simpler terms. As he is writing to the church in Colossae, he gives them (and us) a rapid-fire lesson on how to live as Christians. In Colossians 3:1-17, Paul rattles off a series of reasons for usContinue reading “Peace Through Love”

The Devil’s Foothold

How do you react when you are angry? What thoughts run through your head? Are you ready to lash out at whatever or whoever is in the immediate vicinity? Do you know it is the devil who is prompting your behavior? We all get angry from time-to-time. Someone wrongs us and we want to lashContinue reading “The Devil’s Foothold”