A Legacy of Gluttony
Those of you who are old enough (children of the 50’s and 60’s) will probably remember your parents telling you to clean your plate because “children in China were starving.” It never made sense the way they said it. Wouldn’t it be impractical to gather up the brussel sprouts that my sister and the dog and I didn’t want, and ship them over to China to help those kids? And how would my consumption of those disgusting green balls help those Chinese kids anyway? Obviously, we missed the point entirely, but so did our parents!
The Paradox of Elohim
Suddenly everyone seems to be discussing the oneness, unity, and plurality of God as revealed in scripture. The paradox exists in many places in scripture, but is most often cited from the Shema, a sacred prayer recited by Jews the world over, and found in Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” It clearly states “the Lord is one” or “the Lord alone” depending upon which translation you read, however the the Hebrew word Elohim, which is plural, is the word translated to mean God in the singular.
Have I Told You That I Love You Yet Today?
It had been a pretty long time since I really sat and thought about my mother. It has been quite a few years since she passed away, and in all the busyness of life in the 21st century… well there is just not near enough time for quiet reflection anymore. I have to thank my…
The Curse of Our Generation
I would offer this definition of success. Success is finding something that you love to do so much, you would do it for free, then learning to do it so well that people will pay you well to do it.
The Word of God – Secularized and Sold as the Law of Attraction
“The secret” was revealed in ancient times, and is no secret for those who have gone to the Source, the Word of God, to find it. What troubles me most is that the word of God is a free gift, and not meant to be sold for a profit. There is no shortcut or substitute for personal study that allows the Supreme Creator to impart to you wisdom and understanding of His universal laws. In short, “the secret” is simply faith in action.
Wisdom Literature – 10 “To Do’s” To Expand Your Horizons and Accelerate Your Growth
As promised, here is some more wisdom gleaned from the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit… The work of Jim Collins is the subject for today. He is a creator of wisdom literature at its best! If you have not yet encountered Jim Collins, he is a nationally acclaimed “business thinker” and best selling author. His…
The World Collage – A New Understanding of Community
What was once just a big blue marble, is now, in my mind, a World Collage…a smattering of this and that from across the globe, that is, in every sense of the word, my community. I have chatted online with them, I have prayed with them, and I have even taken a walk down their street in Google® street view maps. Oh how the world has changed!
3 Powerful Ways to Attract Life’s Abundance When Facing an Uncertain Future
At the root of attracting life’s abundance is a mindset of certainty… certainty that our needs will be met and our dreams will be fulfilled. It will be more than challenging to maintain the state of faith to attract life’s abundance with an uncertain future always looming ahead. Technology will certainly provide the organizational tools needed to keep pace, but only timeless wisdom will develop faith, and translate that faith into action.
The answer always lies somewhere in the question…
Someone posed a very thought provoking question to me today. A question that we should all be able to answer quickly and with confidence, but one that I had not asked myself in a very long time. “What do you consider to be your greatest asset?” As I began to consider the possibilities, I found myself really stumped. What is that one best attribute that when called upon, will enable me to reach my full potential?
