The Gospel of Mark tells the story of a widow who gave all she had. Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth… Continue reading The Widow’s Offering
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4 Techniques to becoming a better listener
Have you ever had a situation where one of your kids. your spouse or your co-worker was telling you something very important and you tuned out, only to find yourself in an awkward moment when they had finished talking and were waiting for your response? Have you ever had an argument with someone that was… Continue reading 4 Techniques to becoming a better listener
How can we get more out of the time in our day?
Time management is one of my favorite topics. Probably because I’m deathly afraid of wasting it. No wonder one of my favorite paslms says, “Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.” If you have goals, I know you want to reach them, even if you don’t have them written down. We… Continue reading How can we get more out of the time in our day?
How do we overcome the holiday pressure and enjoy?
No matter how much you may want to enjoy the holidays, there are a lot of things that get in the way. You may have to work a lot of hours, giving you little time to shop and spend time with loved ones. Gift buying may be a strain on your budget. You may have… Continue reading How do we overcome the holiday pressure and enjoy?
A New Way of Looking at Goals
I have often gone a little crazy with goals, especially as I approach a birthday or the New Year. Recently, I read The Practice by Seth Godin, who helped me see that a lot of the things we set as goals are actually out of our control. They are outcomes to practices and processes, but they are… Continue reading A New Way of Looking at Goals
How can you form a good habit?
Last Sunday, our pastor shared a little bit about his morning routine. It included a very specific and meticulous process of preparing his coffee and then taking that coffee to the spot where he spends time in prayer and study. What he was describing is what James Clear calls Habit Stacking in his book, Atomic… Continue reading How can you form a good habit?
My word for 2023
(Last published, 1/1/23) Many of you know that every year I pick a word that is kind of my growth word for the year. Last year’s word was “release.” I did a lot of releasing last year. It’s an ongoing process, but I really felt like I made progress in this area in 2022. This… Continue reading My word for 2023
One thing I’ve learned about loving others…
(Last published Feb 14, 2023 There are a lot of concepts about love and a lot of forms of love. There’s romantic love, there’s fraternal love, there’s friendship love, there’s parental love, etc. But what is love and how do we love? I’m no expert, but here is ONE thing I’ve learned about loving others: … Continue reading One thing I’ve learned about loving others…
3 Things that can help you move forward when you feel stuck.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve resisted routine. To me, routine was synonymous with boring. And boring meant an uninteresting life. I didn’t realize it then, but I did have routines. All humans do. The question was, did I fall into routines or was I intentional about them? The reality is that an intentional routine leads to success.… Continue reading 3 Things that can help you move forward when you feel stuck.
3 necessary steps for cooperation
Last week I wrote about the importance of spaeking up. Two weeks before I wrote about 4 techniques to becoming a better listener. Today we will discuss the final step, cooperating. Once both parties have had ample time to speak, to listen and to make sure both are saying and hearing the same thing, it is time… Continue reading 3 necessary steps for cooperation