(The following is the February 19 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 7 and pay close attention to verses 14-23.) Jesus emphasized the importance of people’s spiritual heart condition. On one occasion, Jesus encountered scribes and Pharisees who were upset that his disciples did not observe traditions related to ceremonial …
Tag: Attitude
Matters of the Heart
(The following is the January 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 5 and pay close attention to verses 21-30.) If you ask a random individual, “Do you think you are a good person?” most will respond affirmatively. We eagerly compare ourselves favorably with those who do things we would …
Thank It Forward
When my professional colleagues at The Community Roundtable started posting their "Thank It Forward" posts recently, thereby recognizing three specific people or groups that have made a difference in their lives this year, I knew I wanted to do the same. So it's taken me a while to think through it and come up with …
When Bad Things Happen, Be Better – Not Bitter
None of us have the luxury of experiencing life without some bad things happening from time to time. Granted, some people seem to have a dark cloud that hovers over them a little more frequently than the rest of us, but all of us probably have more negative experiences than we'd like. (Do we want …
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I’m Not Thankful Enough
This week has been a mixed bag of emotions for me. With the American Thanksgiving holiday yesterday, there have certainly been more than the usual number of moments reflecting on all for which I am thankful. But some of the week was dominated by other less-than-admirable emotions of anger, of disgust with what I was …
