I have known and seen many millionaires who didn't have enough cash upon their death to even pay for their own funeral expenses. How can this be? The fact is, many privately held businesses can run into this problem for all their money is put back into the business and ownership is held privately, which …
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Work Weary?
I remember when I dreaded Monday. For Monday was drill down day at work. This was when everyone I served with had to get on a conference call, report team numbers and be prepared to address a flurry of questions. Not so bad, but the call was purposely structured to be more like an interrogation, …
Chains To Change
We've all seen enormous elephants at the circus, or other public venues, kept in place with a small chain tied to their leg. Doesn't the elephant realize it can easily break the chain with barely a tug? Yet, it doesn't even try for the same reason many us allow things to keep us chained far …
Gone Fishin’
I recently took my kids fishing at the lake and almost immediately my son hooked a "big one". Well, it was big enough for him to initially think it was pulling him in the water. However, with encouragement from me, he successfully reeled it in, and after we admired and celebrated his big catch, we …
Assets and Liabilities
An asset is defined as a useful and desirable thing, or quality. Conversely, a liability is described as something disadvantageous. When analyzed in financial terms, a good goal is to have more assets than liabilities. However, this also holds true for Christians. Thus, a beneficial question for us to consider is how we are investing …
“Wag The Dog”
Does the dog wag the tail, or the tail wag the dog? The answer should be obvious. However, for many of us, how often do other components of life begin to control our life? For example, when we're young, we're often asked what we want to be when we grow up, rather than who we …
What’s In It For Me?
Effective communication is supported by demonstrating the benefits, need and/or value of the message being delivered to the ones being communicated to. This is also known as delivering the WIFM, or What's In It For Me point. Likewise, the gospel shares many benefits available to Christians. However, these benefits are not meant solely for us, …
Dire Straits?
The story of the poor widow about to lose her children to debt collectors serves as a powerful reminder to God's loving provision in our life, but also to our divine responsibilities during this life: Trust: When she discovered her husband had left her with unpaid debts that could result in her children being taken …
Relying On The Reliable
Reliability is defined as being able to depend confidently in something - and to put complete trust in it. As we consider the world we live in today, what could possibly fit this description? Clearly, nothing and no one, but Jesus Christ can even come close. Therefore, whenever we feel like everything around us is …
Time Passages
If there's something many of us seem to run low on it's time. Whether it's time with our friends and family, time to fulfill all our daily commitments, time to physically exercise and/or time to pursue our dreams, time can be a scarce resource. Therefore, how we choose to save, spend and/or squander such a …
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