How to Wisely Respond to Criticism
There is a difference between being critiqued and being criticized. One is positive, the other negative; one is constructive, the other destructive; one is careful, the other is careless; one…
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How to Live Without Contamination
There are contaminations of all kinds; chemical, biological, environmental, and moral. Contaminants, by definition, are the presence and influence of unwanted constituents. We face a clear and present danger of…
How to Calmly Face Opposition
What do you do when you are put down? Or hated? Or feel heart pains? Or face fear? Or feel weak? Or feel like running away? What do you do…
How to Be Cheerful (Most) All of the Time
The words of the song are true, “Into each life some rain must fall, some tears must fall… but not too much.” The sun needs to shine. God wants you…
The Three Degrees of Love
Is there a difference when a person says, “I love ice-cream” and then in another setting says, “I Love You Sweetheart?” I hope so. Obviously there is a difference, a…
How to Live a Guilt Free Life
All of us have experienced guilt in our lives. It can be a very difficult mental and emotional experience. The Bible is clear about how to live without guilt. This…
Life’s 3 Most Important Questions
Everyone has three basic questions that set the course of their life: What Am I? What Will I Become? How Will My Future be Determined? Great poets and philosophers have…
Surviving a Virus
A crisis is a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. It is also a time when difficult but extremely important decisions must be made. This is such a time.…
Bible Guidelines for Crisis Management
A long time ago I learned that God is a lot smarter than me. Isaiah 55:9 KJV states: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my…
The Benefits of Quarantine
Since all of us had to be in quarantine, this teaching is a way to look at the benefits of being in it. The Scriptures show us how to rightly…
Jesus Inaugural Address: The Golden Rule
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Advice…
What’s So Important About You?
If you went into a bookstore, you would find a hefty section devoted to self-help. (Even small bookstores never neglect space for this.) There you will find books on finding…