Category: Starting the Day

Strengthening the Soul (11)

Perhaps you’ve heard people say: “We don’t watch that much television.” Well, maybe. The truth is that many of us watch far more television than we realize. In some homes, the television is always on. Literally! The first person who gets up in the morning turns on the television and it may stay on until… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (11)

Strengthening the Soul (10)

This morning I read a fine article by Gordon MacDonald in the November 2010 issue of Leadership (print). The article is entitled “Your Regular Checkup.” Basically MacDonald says that if a yearly physical exam is important for people then so is a periodic “spiritual exam.” Sometimes, after one has a physical exam, the physician will… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (10)

Strengthening the Soul (8)

How could we have so much information and so little wisdom? I’ve wondered about this. After all, we sometimes make tragic mistakes in our lives, not because of a lack of information but a lack of wisdom. I just read “Wisdom & God in the Age of Information” by Dean M. Riley. (Riley is Professor… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (8)

Strengthening the Soul (6)

Sometimes life is very difficult and even painful. Some of this pain is due to loss. Do any of these sound familiar to you? The loss of a friend due to a move, a job change, or simply drifting away from one another. The loss of a team. You feel as you are alone on… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (6)

Strengthening the Soul (5)

Do you hesitate about the wrong things? Sometimes we are more hesitant about doing what is right than doing what we know is wrong. In other words, we may hesitate greatly to do what we know God wants us to do, while we hardly pause at some opportunities to do wrong. The itch to sin… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (5)

Strengthening the Soul (2)

I really needed to slow down. In fact, I needed to stop. Just two weeks ago, I was in Ruth Haley Barton’s class, “Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership” at Wheaton College. The class was not only lecture but included times for prayer, worship, and silence. It was an opportunity to slow down. In fact,… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (2)