"Don't judge me!" That's the cry of modern man in a modern society that has come to see every desire as a right and every pleasure as a perfectly normal expectation. There's a new Hollywood movie coming out that illustrates my point. It's called "50 Shades of Grey." I won't...
I really enjoyed being on Bill Mariannes' program last night discussing Social Media and the dangers of this addictive aspect of our current popular culture. Give it a listen. https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/stewardshipcalling/social_media_is_antisocial_wwjd
“Free advice is worth every penny you pay for it!” With that, the old man proceeded to share with me some pearls of wisdom that I remember to this day. Isn’t it funny how much we already know? I mean the truth is I pretty much know how I should live and what...
Everybody seems to have the same dream at one time or another. For me, it was a dream where I had a big presentation in front of a large crowd and in my dream, I forgot my pants! Embarrassed and humiliated, I ran off stage wondering how I could...
I'm honored to be the special guest on Stewardship Calling LIVE Wednesday, March 3 at 8Pm Eastern/7 PM Central on AncientFaith.com/Live. Bill and I will be discussing Social Media and how to navigate the relative value of all this online communication. Don't miss it and don't forget to share...
"By the time we got to Woodstock..." Sorry, in advance for putting that song in your head for the rest of the day. But there is one quote more from that famous Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young song I want to share: "We are stardust, we are golden, we...
It’s a paradox. A paradox is a concept that we humans, especially we humans shaped and formed by post-Enlightenment secularism, have a hard time grasping. Paradox makes us uncomfortable. It feels like a “problem” to be “solved.” That’s why we humans stumble over paradox. You know what I mean, don’t you?...
“I wish I were older!” Those were my words to my mother when I was a teenager and longed for the “freedom” of being an adult! If I only knew then what I know now! Bills, taxes, responsibilities, ugh! Can I take it back and go back to being...
I’m my own worst enemy. The reason for this is that my ability to either delude myself or to overreact is so “normal” to me that it is really hard to be objective about my struggles by myself. I’m either too hard on myself or too easy on myself! Learning...
Paul Tillich once said, “Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” Interesting! Too many times, moments of doubt are used by the enemy of your soul to cause you to give up or hide in shame. But doubt has never been fatal if it's dealt with...
