Posts Tagged ‘punishment’
Recession Punishment
I don’t think I will ever forget “The Great Recession” that affected the world economy and certainly my “personal economy”. I remember my wife and I talking about a plan to survive. I made some decisions during that deep down-turn in the economy that are still affecting my life in a good way. I had…
Read MorePunishment & Restoration
I remember my parents telling me how much they hated punishing me. I’m pretty sure I heard that line: “this is hurting me more than it’s hurting you” and I didn’t believe a word of it. Until, I had kids of my own who needed punishment. Any parent who loves disciplining their children might just…
Read MoreDeserve
I’m sure thankful that I haven’t got what I deserve over the years. I’ve done stupid things over the years and somehow escaped the consequences. I’ve gotten away with some pretty reckless behavior. I’m certainly not proud of my past, but it does have a way of sneaking into my future. The Lord knows me…
Read MoreTrouble
I remember as a kid learning what it meant to be “in trouble”. When I stepped outside the rules that my parents had set for me, I was “in trouble”. There was punishment to follow. I remember in grade school at Knifley Elementary learning how to avoid getting into trouble. I should be quiet when…
Read MoreDiscipline
I used to think of this word as punishment (aka – grounded or “the board of education applied to the ‘seat’ of understanding”). It wasn’t a positive word from my point of view. I now have an additional meaning to this word that speaks to regimen and behavior that develops skills and positive traits…
Read MoreA Broken Leader
Leadership can be one of the most rewarding and fulfilling activities. It can also be incredibly frustrating and discouraging. The leader feels tremendous pressure to lead and when the followers don’t follow, it take a lot of extra work to get them back on track. Joshua and the people of Israel are coming off…
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