Don’t Be a Picky Eater!

As a young boy I was a picky eater. Once when our family went out for pizza, I promptly announced, “I don’t eat pizza.” They asked, “How do you know if you’ve never tried it?” I told them I just knew and the happy outing quickly...

Tough Situations

We all face tough situations from time to time. But we can learn a lot from the way Jesus handled a tough situation with his disciples. When Jesus was faced with his impending death, he told his disciples what was about to happen – including the fact that they...

Victim Mentality

There’s a pervasive victim mentality today that makes people feel that everything is somebody else’s fault. “Somebody else is to blame for my problems,” “My relatives are weird,” “the government is corrupt.” When we hear...

Every Man a Brick

The ancient city of Sparta was one of the most formidable military powers of its day. There’s a story about a Spartan king who boasted about the walls of Sparta to a visiting monarch. He claimed that his city was invincible because its protective walls...

Cornerstones

Cornerstones are thought of as commemorative stones, often containing a time capsule to be opened in a hundred years. The cornerstone is laid in a dedication ceremony at the completion of a building. But originally, a cornerstone had an architectural function. It had...