I simply adored my career in the pharmaceutical industry. My days were filled with visits to doctors’ offices all over northwest Alabama or sales meetings in fun cities. I had a company car, an expense account, and constant interaction with a wide ran ...
Iron Sharpens Iron
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Recently, I got lured into a home demonstration for Cutco knives. I agreed partly because I wanted to help a young man I’d known for many years. But mostly, I just wanted my drawer full ...
The Pits
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Ps. 40:2 NIV Lately, my attitude has stunk. My nose has been out of joint. Even though I’m not facing any major problem, eve ...
Proud Follower
Matt. 4:19 “Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." This summer I attended a study on personality temperaments. After the first session, I went home with a test which promised to reveal my temperament according to the DISC me ...
I Asked for Life
“But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compa ...
I am an Insider
“Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It’s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. No, you’re already in –insiders—not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has ...