Now that we have looked at the importance of thinking and the types of thinking now it is time to talk about the nuts and bolts of thinking.
Read moreWhat Thinking and Ice Cream Have in Common
One of my favorite foods is ice cream. Not only do I love ice cream because of it cools you off on a hot summer day, but I love the fact that there are so many different flavors of ice cream. Baskin Robbins boasts of 31 flavors. The awesome thing about Baskin Robbins 31 flavors is that you can have one each day during the month and never repeat. I love that kind of variety. For some people when you say, “ice cream” they think of chocolate, another might think of vanilla, or chocolate chip cookie dough or my all-time favorite peanut butter cup. The best part is that they are all ice cream, just different types.It is the same way with thinking.
Read morePut Your Thinking Cap On
When I was a kid anytime I had to answer a question or solve a problem, I was told, “Put your thinking cap on.” Did you ever hear that from a teacher or from your parents? As leaders, in order to be successful, we need to always have our thinking caps on.
Read moreFind Something Positive in Everything
Dear Lord,So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self-indulgent. I have not whined, cursed or eaten any chocolate. However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot more help after that. Amen.
Read moreHow to be Successful in Every Relationship
So if you want to enjoy mostly pleasant interactions with people as you go through you day, treat others well. While it will not work 100% of the time (there are still cranks), I have discovered that our positive attitude toward others can encourage them to have a positive attitude toward you.
Read moreA is for Attitude
Attitude is something that you don’t think about unless of course you run into someone that has a bad attitude, at the grocery store, at work or gasp, church. Our attitude is one of those intangible things that we ourselves don’t think about but those who live with us or work with us know an awful lot about it.
Read moreIt's All in Who You Know
In 1999, after my wife and I visited Israel, we stopped in London for a few days on our way back. On one of those days, as we finished a tour at British Parliament, an English gentlemen asked if we’d like to see 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s residence. As we approached the gate, manned by law enforcement, our guide asked if we could see the Prime Minister. For a few moments, I held out hope that our guide could get us through the gate. Sadly, he couldn’t. I could have tried to access the Prime Minister’s residence other ways but all of them would have landed me in a British jail. The only access was through that gate.
Read moreThe Light of Life
Having light with the flick of a switch is something we tend to take for granted. But in reality, the technology is fairly recent. It was only in 1879 that Thomas Edison had a breakthrough in creating a long-burning incandescent light, something we now seemingly cannot live without. In truth, light is integral to our lives.
Read moreWant More, Find More
Bread, so simple and yet so necessary. Every culture has some kind of bread as a staple in their diet. In fact, we all have probably eaten it in one form or another in the last 24 hours.
Read moreHow to Pray-Supplication
We finally come to the part of prayer that we seem to be good at: supplication or asking. It is no accident that supplication is the final aspect of our model prayer. It is last in order to keep prayer in its proper perspective.
Read moreHow to Pray-Thanksgiving
As a child, one of the things my mom taught me from a very young age was to always say “thank you” when I received something. For the most part, I still follow that habit of thankfulness in my relationships with others. However, I must confess that there is one area of my life where I do not express thankfulness as readily: my spiritual life
Read moreHow to Pray-Confession
I have to make a confession: I hate admitting I am wrong. I would much rather be right than wrong. But there are times (rare as they are) that I have done something or said something wrong. That is when I need to confess to the person I have wronged that I have made a mistake, and I ask their forgiveness. It is a very humbling and sometimes scary prospect to go to someone you have wronged and confess what you have done
Read moreHow to Pray-Adoration
I think as leaders we would all agree that prayer is an important part of a leader’s spiritual life. While I have heard many sermons on the power of prayer and the importance of prayer, I have heard very few sermons on how to pray. Is it as simple as the child’s prayers, “Now I lay me down to sleep” or “God is great, God is good; let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed, give us Lord our daily bread. Amen”? Or does it have to be something more complex? How does one pray?
Read moreFingerprints of God
Psalm 8 tells us, “ When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars you set in place, what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?” Everywhere we look in this immense universe we see the fingerprints of God.
Read more3 Simple Ways to Connect with your Neighbors
It is a challenging command to say the least, “Love your neighbors as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) Granted, as Jesus pointed out everyone is my neighbor, but what about my literal neighbors: the families who occupy the houses in the same neighborhood I live in.
Read moreHow to Get the Most Out of Your Thinking
Now that we have looked at the importance of thinking and the types of thinking now it is time to talk about the nuts and bolts of thinking.
Read moreWhat Thinking and Ice Cream Have in Common
One of my favorite foods is ice cream. Not only do I love ice cream because of it cools you off on a hot summer day, but I love the fact that there are so many different flavors of ice cream. Baskin Robbins boasts of 31 flavors. The awesome thing about Baskin Robbins 31 flavors is that you can have one each day during the month and never repeat. I love that kind of variety. For some people when you say, “ice cream” they think of chocolate, another might think of vanilla, or chocolate chip cookie dough or my all-time favorite peanut butter cup. The best part is that they are all ice cream, just different types.It is the same way with thinking.
Read morePut Your Thinking Cap On
When I was a kid anytime I had to answer a question or solve a problem, I was told, “Put your thinking cap on.” Did you ever hear that from a teacher or from your parents? As leaders, in order to be successful, we need to always have our thinking caps on.
Read moreFind Something Positive in Everything
Dear Lord,So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or self-indulgent. I have not whined, cursed or eaten any chocolate. However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot more help after that. Amen.
Read moreHow to be Successful in Every Relationship
So if you want to enjoy mostly pleasant interactions with people as you go through you day, treat others well. While it will not work 100% of the time (there are still cranks), I have discovered that our positive attitude toward others can encourage them to have a positive attitude toward you.
Read more