Posts Tagged ‘truth’
I Know
I have confidence in what I know. I’m not talking about arrogance, just confidence. My journey with the Lord has been going on since I was in 3rd grade. I will admit that my faith journey looks a LOT DIFFERENT now than it did years ago. Faith at its very core is fairly simple. The…
Read MoreAccountable
I believe everyone is accountable to someone. For example, we are all accountable to the laws of the land. We are accountable to drive a certain speed in certain zones. We are accountable to how we treat one another. I can just walk up to a guy who is being a jerk and punch him…
Read MoreResponded
This word is a word of action. The opposite of responding is ignoring. A response could be negative or positive. I could choose to not respond, which is in fact a response. There are times that I’m looking for a response from someone and I get nothing. If I’m looking for a response, then I’ve…
Read MoreConviction Pivot
I’ve always thought of my convictions as my beliefs set in concrete. For me to change my convictions, a “jackhammer” is needed to “bust up the concrete”. My convictions are my foundational beliefs. There are not up for negotiation. I will discuss my convictions, but do not expect them to change. In my view, a…
Read MoreMessenger
A messenger is someone who carries a message from one person to another. If it’s good news, all is well. Sometimes when it’s bad news, the messenger is blamed for his/her message. This can happen in business when the news is bad, it’s tempting to blame the person delivering the news when they may have…
Read MoreCounsel
Many years ago, I served as a student pastor. I actually served in the role for just over 20 years. I remember being asked for counsel a lot during that season of my life. I even went back to school and earned a master’s degree in Adolescent Counseling because I felt so inadequate to counsel…
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