Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
A friend and coworker had a major good moment today at work. I knew he was up to the task and I had total confidence in what he would do. It was a joy to hear him talk about it afterward and to see how good he felt about it. I enjoy being at that …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #199: It’s Nice to Celebrate the Success of Others
I am consistently terrible at the subject of today's lesson - remembering names. There really is no excuse for it. We remember what we want to remember and what is really important to us, so I can't throw out some lame excuse like "I'm not good at remembering names" and then abandon all effort at …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #198: Learn People’s Names
I dropped my wife, Linda, off at the airport early this morning. She and a group of others from our church are headed to the Pacific northwest for a mission trip. They'll be back a week from today. Usually, I'm the one taking off on trips. For many years I traveled out of state about …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #193: Know Who You Are Alone
Yesterday my team from work walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch. As we went past the convention center in downtown Louisville, a homeless man was in the middle of the sidewalk holding a small, handwritten sign on cardboard in front of passersby. The sign read "happiness is a cheeseburger." We don't normally carry cheeseburgers …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #192: You Can Make Someone Else Happy Today
I have great respect for people who are themselves wherever they are. It irks me when I see someone behave one way in front of some people and an entirely different way in front of others. The only chameleons I enjoy are reptilian, not human. This is not to say that we are to be …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #190: Be Yourself Wherever You Are
