Peter Drucker, a famous management consultant of the eighties and nineties, was famous for asking two successive questions. "What's is our main business?" - and - "How's business?" These simple questions can have powerful impact if seriously applied to almost any arena of our lives. They can help us focus on what we need to be doing. They can also help us to pay attention to the results of our… Continue

Does God have emotions? It seems clear that He does. Many different emotions are attributed to God in the Bible. When you picture/imagine God's face, what expression is on it? Is He angry, sad, somber or happy? Is He engaged, bored, or disinterested? What's His expression as He is looking at you?



It doesn't take long when contemplating God to realize that He is more than we can ever… Continue

Do you ever find yourself measuring yourself against some standard - internal or external? Sure you do; we all do it. We are almost always measuring ourselves. It seems to be part of human nature. The question is, "What is the reference point of your measurements?"



Most naturally, we measure all things according… Continue

Have you recently felt you deserved something, but got passed by? The first record of such feelings is in Genesis 4. Cain was downcast because his offering was not accepted by God, as Cain thought it should be. God warned him to face his condition of self-pity. He said, "If you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." (Genesis… Continue

When you do something wrong, are you willing to admit it? Some people seem to live as if they never do anything wrong - or should I say they don't ever say they are sorry. Others deny that what they have done is wrong. They simply cannot admit it. A number of others choose to rationalize what they may have done. They are always explaining away their actions or motives. Still others hide and cover their sinful or unfitting activity.



The Bible tells us a better way. We need to learn to… Continue