4 Ways to Defeat Low Self-Esteem

4 Ways to Defeat Low Self-Esteem

I recently read a fascinating book titled You Can Read Anyone by David J. Lieberman (Copyright 2007, MJF Books). It divulges some of the tactics used by government profilers to determine behaviors and mindsets of people they interrogate. As we might presume, a...
The Value in Alphabet Soup

The Value in Alphabet Soup

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows (or soup!) [Matthew 10:29, 31 / NIV, parenthesis added]. There’s more value in alphabet...
The Value of Time

The Value of Time

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while (time) and then vanishes. (James 4:14/  NIV, parenthesis added) How do you value your most important investment? Not your financial portfolio or your...
What is Your True Net Worth?

What is Your True Net Worth?

Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In...
Meaningful Gifts

Meaningful Gifts

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11, NIV) What makes a gift meaningful? The effort or...