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Leadership
Some time ago I wrote about choosing our battles. As an illustration, I used our dog Trooper, when he decided to make himself comfortable in my favorite chair and I decided it wasn’t worth fighting over. Often in life we… Continue Reading →
What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of disagreement? Debate (heated)? Disunity? Division? Disrespect? Dreadful? Damaging? Destructive? Other negative impressions and results that start with “d” or other letters? All of these often happen in… Continue Reading →
I figured this out last week just in time… …before using a particular cooking pot on the stove that LOOKED clean. But then I remembered– our dog, aka the “Canine Clean-up Crew”, had tongue-washed it after dinner for us. Then… Continue Reading →
In Ex. 15:22-25 we read—“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because… Continue Reading →
–If you do, they will break for sure! Likewise– DO NOT put your dirty clothes in your dishwasher– –They will get torn up for sure! By now you’re thinking, “Isn’t that obvious? Who would do anything that stupid?!” No one…. Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt like you weren’t strong enough— –to lift a heavy package? –to move something big? –to defeat the opposition? –to solve a problem? –to face the day? –to deal with crushing news or failure? Even the strongest… Continue Reading →
With the Presidential Inauguration tomorrow, something has to re-unite us before we collapse! As Abraham Lincoln quoted Jesus, “A house divided against itself cannot stand” (Mat. 12:25). So we need to ask ourselves— Is anything worth a civil war? In… Continue Reading →
Have you ever been in a situation where you weren’t officially the leader, but someone had to lead because no one was? Leading when you’re not the “leader” is awkward, isn’t it? First, you don’t want to usurp the leader’s… Continue Reading →
Wouldn’t it be great to have people actually listen to you, especially when you really need them to? Whether team members, family members, or any group member, it’s frustrating and discouraging when people either write off our suggestions or don’t… Continue Reading →
LOOK FOR THE GOOD– THOUGH IT MAY BE HIDDEN, IT’S STILL THERE! The Lord reminded me of this when my husband and I were having breakfast. He cut into his banana to put some on his waffle– and cast half… Continue Reading →
Nov. 3rd, 2020—Election Day in the U.S.A. By the time some of you read this, the election will be over. Some candidates will have won, which means others will have lost. And pretty much everyone in the country will also… Continue Reading →
Imagine this dialogue: “How are you doing?” “Ok, under the circumstances.” “Well, that’s the problem—you’re under the circumstances! Rise above them, and you’ll do much better.” As leaders, or would-be leaders, at any level of authority, we need to keep… Continue Reading →
How would you describe the standard to which a man should aspire? Society has a tendency to idealize the macho individual who prides himself on his rugged individualism. Some people picture a Christian man as being weak and passive. The… Continue Reading →
“Mom, you have authority. You just have to find it in you!” My son declared this to me in reference to my inability to get our dog to listen to me to stop barking. “You know. It’s like being a… Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard the phrase, “too many chiefs and not enough Indians”? It means too many people desire to be the “boss man/woman”, “top dog”, “head honcho”, “call the shots”, and a bunch of other idioms describing what they… Continue Reading →
