New American Standard Large Print Reference Bible

New American Standard Bible

I recently purchased a New American Standard large print ultrathin reference Bible from Foundation Publications. But that will come later in the story that follows. I used my first two New American Standard Bibles from around 1973 until 1994 when I began using the New International Version publicly. I have really appreciated my NIV Ultrathin [...]

Causes, Projects and Programs that Benefit People

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My passion, my focus, my calling if you will, for many years now, has been to work alongside and serve Christian men and women who lead causes, projects and programs that care about and benefit people. I was encouraged today by a paragraph in a J. Sidlow Baxter devotional from his book Awake My Heart. [...]

Christian Leaders and Letting Go

How often have you heard it said of Christian workers, “They just can’t seem to let go”? They hang on long past the time when those around them see they should have moved on. They continue to grasp tightly on to ‘their’ ministry, position, approach, idea, musts … and the list goes on. It is [...]

Adrenaline and Work … work … work

Adrenaline and work. There is a connection and sometimes it should be of great concern. Far too many leaders and executives flip the adrenaline switch to ‘on’ first thing in the morning and it stays there until sleep overtakes them at night. I’ve heard it over and over again from new clients. Running on high, [...]

There is Power in a Decision

There is power in a decision. Connect me up with a good (but old) James Michener novel and I’m a happy guy. Mr. Michener was once asked if he could explain his process for book writing. His explanation, “I begin four or five years in advance. I keep thinking about things, what I would like [...]

Stress and the Compartmentalization of God

Stress and the Compartmentalization of God? There’s a title for you. On the surface, it sounds like something that would appear on some scholarly work in the journal of something or rather. But it’s really not that complicated at all. Whether you already have a walk with the Almighty or are rekindling spiritually you do [...]

Time Management, The Law of the Vital Few

Managing your time is all about managing yourself. Often we think it’s about managing segments, little chunks of time measured in hours, half hours, quarter hours or less. Then our attempt at managing our time happens like this: We develop a volume of things that we need to do. We divide the day up into [...]

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