Proverbs 31:3 (NKJV) Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings. There are always seductresses in our lives. A “seductress” is anyone (male or female) or anything that causes you to waste your limited strength (physically, mentally, and emotionally) and limited resources (time, opportunity, money, etc.). Also, there are … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Just do the math
Why are you surprised at the crazy things people do? Do the math, half the people you know are below average, that explains a lot. The ONE THING for today: Do the math; half the people you know are below average; take that into account when dealing with them. And by the way, deal with … Continue reading
Rain that leaves no food
A poor man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no food. (Proverbs 28:3, NKJV) Do not try to give people what you do not have; do not try to teach people what you do not know; do not try to lead people where you have not been. Lead from your … Continue reading
It ain’t over yet!
Back in the ‘80s on two different occasions I organized trips for men to volunteer their time and skills toward building a church on an island off the coast of Maine. The name of the island is Swan’s Island. It was on one of those trips that I received my first taste of New England … Continue reading
Silence is not always golden.
“In Germany, they came first for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came … Continue reading
Don’t just do something…
The old adage “Do something even if it’s wrong!” sounds good but is definitely not desirable. After all, watching television while your children are playing in another room unsupervised is “doing something” but I suspect you will regret that decision before long. Doing the right thing is the better approach. Doing the right thing always … Continue reading
When extravagance is the only appropriate resonse
Most of the time doing what is required and meeting expectations (or even exceeding expectations a little), is the wise choice. After all, most of the things we do each day are just the meat and potato stuff of life that needs to be done—nothing really glamorous or lastingly significant. But occasionally… …there are those … Continue reading
Oh those limitations
“There is no known way to teach someone how to be a genius.” _Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker The humanist doctrine that we can do pretty much anything we put our minds to it is an illusion. Positive thinking, dreaming, visualizing, more education and money, or more anything else will not allow you to … Continue reading
Where are the warriors?
“We had more captains of ships than captains of war.” _Winston S. Churchill Cruise ships are all about you—your pleasure, desires, and entertainment; warships are about protecting the people back home. Which are you on? If you’re not involved in something that if you fail people will suffer loss then you are not really living … Continue reading
Those strange noises
If you hear a strange knocking noise while your car engine is running you know that is a clue something may be wrong with your car’s performance. If while washing a load of cloths your washing machine starts make a horrible bumping noise and begins to wobble across the floor toward you, you know it’s time to jump … Continue reading
