I have been blessed in more ways than I can count in my life, but at the top of the list is the love and example shown by my amazing parents, Jack and Virginia Ross. Today they celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary - quite an accomplishment these days. They never cease to amaze me, from …
Author: Jeff Ross
Author of "Next Step Devotions"; semi-retired after a career in Christian ministry and secular information technology; available for teaching and public speaking; lives in Winchester, KY
Memory Bank
While visiting my parents for Christmas last weekend, my mom told me that she had found an old bank I used as a child and teenager. She said that she tried opening it, but couldn't get past the combination lock. I immediately told her what the combination was, even though I haven't seen or used …
How Other-Centered Are You?
It is the most natural thing in the world to be self-centered - from the time we enter the world completely dependent on others (yet focused only on our needs), to the time we draw our final breath (most likely still clinging to what we want). It's natural. But not everything natural is good. As …
Skipping Christmas
Have you read John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas or watched the film adaptation Christmas with the Kranks? It's about a couple who decides to forego the usual traditions of Christmas gifts, decorations and parties in favor of taking a vacation during the holidays. It doesn't take long for them to experience opposition to the idea from others, …
What Is Your Worldview?
What is your worldview? Can you articulate it? Do you understand what the term means? Here's one definition: "The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world" (thefreedictionary.com). That perspective may center around a philosophy, religious faith, self-constructed set of ethics or other criteria an individual deems most right and valuable in understanding …
