We are going to go into something here that at least touches the subject that we are going to be spending most of the time in this evening (in kind of an indirect way). It is a question that comes up from time to time regarding the …
Many years ago, I watched a Sunday morning television program presented by a popular Protestant denomination. This particular denomination teaches that the Ten Commandments and the entire Old Testament are now obsolete, and its adherents …
We live in the most prosperous society that humanity has ever known. The average American lives better than kings and emperors did throughout history. Our modest homes shelter us better than castles and palaces of ancient times, and our …
(4) And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
The chronicler does not even compare Uzziah to David but to his father, Amaziah, whose life did not end well, though he started fine. Uzziah seems to have followed in Joash's footsteps: “He sought God in the days of Zechariah, …
Simplifying Life (Part Three): Managing Human and Spiritual Relationships
In his bestselling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey observes that most people are entrenched in what he calls a "scarcity mentality": They see life as having only so much, as though there were only one pie out there. And if someone were to get a big piece of the pie, it would mean less for everybody else. The Scarcity Mentality is the zero-sum paradigm of life. People with a Scarcity Mentality have a very difficult time sharing recognition and credit, power or profit—even with those who help in the production. They also have a very hard time being genuine
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