Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I participated in an unusual and enjoyable charitable event today. Indianapolis 500 race car driver Oriol Servia spent time at our company headquarters raising funds for the organization Racing for Kids. There were two ways to participate and contribute. One was to donate $15 in order to have your photo taken while standing by one …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #345: Make People Want to Give
It would seem self-evident to any thinking person that not everything everyone believes is true. How could they be when people believe contradictory and incompatible things? Whether it is a story about what happened in some event, or cherished, personal, spiritual beliefs at the core of one's being, the fact that someone believes something does …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #338: All Beliefs Are Not True
I suspect that many of us prefer to live in a world where the majority of others agrees with us on significant matters. Unless you're unusually driven by conflict and controversy, you have a strong affinity for those who are a lot like you. That's understandable. It's a fact of basic human nature even if …
Truth is not determined by popular vote. Truth just is - regardless of how many (or if any) believe it. I know some claim that there are no absolute truths - a claim which is, itself, a presumed absolute truth by the proponent. We know, of course, that what one person believes to be true …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #280: Truth Is the New Hate Speech
I just finished reading Andrew Farley's latest book Heaven is Now. The title is a bit misleading, so the subtitle more accurately portrays the message: "Awakening Your Five Spiritual Senses to the Wonders of Grace." I'm a Farley fan, counting his first book The Naked Gospel among my top 10 of books having the greatest …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #257: Read Something That Challenges Your Beliefs
