I came across this article by D. James Kennedy written in 2002…..You always hear a lot of talk about our founding fathers and whether they were Christian or not. It is obvious when reading their writings that a good portion of them were Christian, some were deists. If that subject is interesting too you, I [...]
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Thomas Jefferson: Deist or Christian?
Posted in Check it Out, Christian Living, Church, History, Leadership, Quotes, RELIGION, tagged christian, christianity, founding fathers, History, presidents, RELIGION, spirituality, truth, worldview on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Succesful Attitude of a Team Player
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Good News, Leadership, Quotes, Self-Help, Stress, tagged attitude, christian, happiness, hope, influence, Leadership, life skills, positive attitude, success, teamwork, values, worldview on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I get an opportunity every week to work with the Grapevine High School Mustang football team. I usually teach on team, character, and life skill building. My daughter and son went to GHS and my son played football for the “Stangs”. I call myself their biggest fan. A great resource that I discovered this last [...]
Personal Letters From President Ronald Reagan
Posted in Books, Faith, Family, Good News, History, Leadership, Prayer, Quotes, RELIGION on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
#1 of Personal Letters From Ronald Reagan
I am currently reading a book edited by Ralph E. and Ralph A Weber. It is Dear Americans – Letters from the Desk of Ronald Reagan. President Reagan was a prolific letter writer. He wrote thousands of letters to Americans during his presidency, 1981-1989. He would hand write the [...]
Jealous of Success
Posted in Classic, Current Events, Entertainment, History, Leadership, Quotes, tagged d-day, forget, france, humor, jealousy, Leadership, omaha beach, success, USA on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I get a lot of emails sent and forwarded to me about every topic you can imagine. Some are true, and probably many are not. Some are funny and others are in really poor taste. I thought this was funny.
We are often jealous of success. People of people, business of business, churches of churches, and [...]
When You Feel Like Quitting
Posted in Books, Check it Out, Classic, Entertainment, Faith, Good News, History, Leadership, Quotes, Self-Help, Stress, tagged Abraham Lincoln, anxiety, book review, coaching, counseling, culture, depression, happiness, hope, influence, inspirational, Jim Tressel, joy, life change, lifestyle, Lincoln, ohio state university, persistence, politics, quitting, success on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the books I am currently reading is Jim Tressel’s (Coach of Ohio State University), The Winners Manual for the Game of Life. Tressel, over the years, has compiled an inspirational manual he gives to his players every year that is more than just a play book. It is a book on how to [...]
Reagan and Gorbachev – Reagan tries to give inner peace while talking world peace
Posted in Christian Living, Evangelism, Faith, Family, Good News, History, Leadership, Quotes, tagged american history, christian, christianity, culture, God, Gorbachev, History, influence, Jesus, peace, politics, president reagan, relationships, RELIGION, Ronald reagan, spirituality, worldview, wsj on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
James Mann of the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article this week on the Reagan and Gorbachev summit meetings in the the mid 1980s. The Article is titled: Did Reagan Try to Convert Gorbachev? Thanks to Bob Repass for passing this on to me….
It is obvious in the recorded conversations that Reagan had more [...]
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
Posted in Check it Out, Current Events, Entertainment, History, Messed Up World, Quotes, tagged culture, false, fun, influence, inquiring minds, Iraq memorial, iraq war, Kalat Statue, left, lies, life, politics, right, spam, truth, urban legend, war on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, just before the Super Bowl, I started getting emails about how the QB of the Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner met and married his wife. It was a cute feel good story. But it was false. (An urban legend) I was starting to read his autobiography at the time and the [...]
Attitude Adjustment – Colin Powell Rules
Posted in Books, Christian Living, Leadership, Quotes, Self-Help, What I'm Reading, tagged attitude, attitude adjustment, colin powell, happiness, hope, influence, inspirational, Jim Tressel, joy, life, life change, marriage counseling, ohio state university, personal development, politics, positive attitude, self-esteem, success, The Winners Manual, winner, winning attitude on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am currently reading, The Winners Manual for the Game of Life by Ohio State University coach Jim Tressel. This is a good leadership and personal development read. Tressel and his coaches have created this manual over the years in order to teach his teams how to be successful at life and not just on the [...]
Quote of the Week: Fame Over Character
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Entertainment, Faith, Leadership, Messed Up World, Quotes, RELIGION, Stress, devotional, tagged cal thomas, celebrity, character, culture, Current Events, hero, heroes, humility, Las Vegas, media, O. J. Simpson, pride on December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Cal Thomas wrote an article this week on O. J. Simpson’s conviction and sentencing for his Las Vegas crimes of kidnapping and armed robbery.
You can see all of the article here…….
Here is the quote I like.
If he lusted after it, it seemed perfectly all right to O.J. Simpson that he should have it. If he [...]
Jesus: Don’t Forget His Great Sacrifice and the Power of the Resurrection
Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Church, Evangelism, Faith, Good News, History, Quotes, RELIGION, devotional, tagged 1 corinthians, Bible, crucifixion, God, heaven, Jesus, lee strobel, Mel Gibson, movie, passion of the Christ, resurrection, truth on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Apostle Paul wrote, “And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. 1 Cor 15:17
This is an excerpt from www.LeeStrobel.Com …. You can read the rest of the blog entry here…..
After all, consider the whipping that Jesus endured. Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the [...]
Greed Trumps Common Sense
Posted in Check it Out, Christian Living, Current Events, Family, History, Leadership, Messed Up World, Quotes, Self-Help, Stress, tagged bad loans, debt, economy, election, finances, financial crisis, greed, greenspan, money, personal finances, political, politicians, politics, responsibility on October 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I remember when my daughter was young she asked my wife to buy her something. Lisa said, “I don’t have any money.” My daughter replied, “Write a check.” Brooke thought, as little ones do, money can always be found somewhere. Mom and dad are the keepers of the purse, and the purse has an endless supply [...]
Where is the American Spirit? The Words are Killing Us…
Posted in Bible Study, Check it Out, Christian Living, Current Events, Faith, Family, History, Leadership, Quotes, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged american dream, American Spirit, Americans, answer, crisis, democrats, elections, God, mccain, media, negativism, news, news media, non-partisan, Obama, optimism, politics, presidential debate, republicans, USA on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know about you. But I am tired of the negativism. The media and the politicians, who are more concerned with getting their candidate elected than helping Americans, are killing the American Spirit. It is about getting elected at any cost and by any means necessary. I think the cost is too great….
Words are killing [...]
Quote of the Week…Peggy Noonan
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Good News, History, Leadership, Quotes, tagged Alaska, debate, Joe Biden, opinion, Peggy Noonan, politics, presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, wsj on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
from: Palin the Populist – Joe Biden was no match for “Joe Six-Pack.” October 3, 2008
She killed. She had him at “Nice to meet you. Hey, can I call you Joe?” She was the star. He was the second male lead, the good-natured best friend of the leading man. She was not petrified but peppy.
This [...]
Quote of the Week..Cal Thomas
Posted in Current Events, Leadership, Messed Up World, Quotes, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged blogging, cal thomas, desperation, left wing, political, rudeness, self-control, self-esteem on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I like reading Cal Thomas….. He always seems calm and level headed…..
Following quotes from a vey mean-spirited left sided blogger he said:
“Name-calling is the final refuge of the desperate”
…For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. James 3:2
