Goal Achieving or Tension Relieving
Everything we do has purpose. Maslow would say the first priority of every human being is survival. So our motive for dodging the oncoming car, our motive for eating when we’re hungry, our desire for…
God doesn’t do multiple choice…
There’s a long-running debate among a few of my friends. We pretty much agree that God revealed His moral will for us through the Scriptures. And that He keeps His sovereign will to himself. We’ll…
A Life of Meaning
A friend is contemplating this question. How do I live a life of meaning? There’s been a lot written about purpose, but less about meaning. Let’s define it first… Meaning : “implied or explicit significance”…
Sacred Selfishness
My CFO used to say, “There are two kinds of people in this world. The kind of people who say there are two kinds of people, and those who don’t.” I guess I’m the former….
So what is faith anyway?
We’re Christians because we have faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That seems sort of easy to have faith in when it was 2000 years ago and didn’t cause us any…
God don’t waste nothin’
Years ago, I read where Patrick Morley was visiting with an elderly “saint-of-a-woman” he knew. He wanted to pose a question only a saint could answer, so he asked her to explain Romans 8:28. “And…
Mentoring… A Team Sport
There are guys who want to grow and guys who don’t seem to care. There are learners, whom I call “heat seekers,” and then there are those who think “Hey, I’m just the way I…
Why Guys Like Golf
I had an epiphany today. I think I figured something out. Guys talk about how tough the game of golf is…..how frustrating…how unforgiving….how you can never quite conquer it…never master it. In fact, I’ve never…
My Least Favorite Word… “deserve”
There are few words in the English language that stop me cold. Hearing the Lord’s name used in vain still does it. But about the only other word that has same effect is the word…
What’s Down In The Well
What’s down in the well comes up in the bucket. One of my young executives taught me a principle years ago that I’ve never forgotten. It was cathartic for me as a leader….and as a…
