In my absence, a colleague decided to offer some advice to my staff related to some personal life choices. When I returned, the staff expressed to me how this advice was not appreciated. “Yes, she meant well, but . . . how dare she!” was exclaimed. Once I asked what exactly was said, I responded, “Well, I say that all the time.” “Yeah, YOU can say that! Not her!” Perhaps, my colleague, in this instance as well as myself in other instances, could benefit from following a model God Continue Reading
Who Is With You?
He stood tall in stature, he was physically attractive, muscular, wealthy, and powerful! “Who is ‘he’?” you ask. “…and why is ‘he’ not here with me?” Well single ladies, you can find him in the book of 1 Samuel. What happened is, God relented and gave the Israelites their first King. His name was Saul. Some of the first few words of assurance this seemingly “good catch” received are “. . . God is with you.” (1 Samuel 10:7) Despite God’s promise to be with him, Saul held strong to Continue Reading
Talk Is Cheap
“State-of-the-art!” . . . “Extraordinary!” . . . “Greatest ever!” These are only a few of the claims I heard as I sat in the waiting area of a doctor’s office. Infomercial after infomercial made one promise after another regarding these “new and improved” products, procedures, and practices that would absolutely, instantaneously, and permanently change my life for good. The cream would take away wrinkles, the injection would melt away fat, and the resistance bands would lower blood sugar and Continue Reading