Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Several weeks ago I wrote down the simple thought that is today's lesson. I wasn't exactly sure where to go with it, so I let it sit longer than any of my previous posts. Tonight I heard a university's ad that ended with the message "You can always do a little more." So I think …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #47: You Can Do More Than You Think
I can't count the times I've worried and fretted over something that never came to pass. How much time have I wasted thinking through arguments as they might happen with someone, only for them to never materialize? How many mornings have I started the day in the shower dreading some potential confrontation? It's good that …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #39: Worry Is a Waste of Time
Occasionally a phrase grabs me so much that I have to capture it and write it down immediately because it would be a shame to lose it. That happened to me today on Facebook (of all places) when I read a status update from one of my heroes, John Piper. The phrase was today's lesson …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #37: Your Body is a Useful Servant and a Bad Master
Several things made me smile today - not laugh, just smile - with a contentment and joy that is more important than a momentary laugh. The first came at 5 a.m. when my alarm went off and my dog Callie did what she always does when she hears my alarm. She crawled on top of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #25: Know What Makes You Smile
At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man longing for the good ol' days, I think it's true in general that current American society is more inclined to act according to how we feel at the moment compared with acting in accordance with prior commitments made about what is right and necessary and …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #17: Act Your Way Into the Right Feeling
