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Who Do You Work For? I don't watch a lot of television, but I do have a favorite show. I have been a fan of "24" since it first aired. Season 8 begins this January. There is a line in the show that seems to come up several times every season. Most often the line... ( added 4 days 15 hours ago.)

What Is Your Limit? "You can no more do that than you can fly to the moon." Over forty years ago that was a common way to say, "That's impossible; you can't do that." But saying that phrase today would be silly. We landed on the moon many years ago, and now the... ( added 10 days 19 hours ago.)

What Do You Expect? Guess who is predicting the future? Everybody is, including you. Not a day goes by that people don't guess or predict something. Perhaps sports predictions are the most common. You hear people talk about upcoming football games as if they can see... ( added 23 days 11 hours ago.)

God Is Not In Charge This title may be a bit shocking in some religious circles, especially since the author of this article is a Christian minister. Nevertheless, sitting here in my office, shortly after 5 a.m., I got inspired to write. At first, I jotted down a... ( added 25 days 4 hours ago.)

Do You Feel Like Giving Up? There are times in life when almost everyone has thought about giving up. Frustrated and feeling like nothing is working for them, a person can get to the point of saying, "What's the use in trying anymore?" Reaching that point in life, most of... ( added 61 days 11 hours ago.)

Three Keys To Prosperity I want to give you three very important keys to prosperity. I realize that volumes have been written on this topic. These are by no means the only keys to prosperity, but I think they are among the most important. Give and Receive: Giving is such... ( added 87 days 10 hours ago.)

Make Something Happen In today's world of uncertainty and confusion many people are afraid of what the future will bring. There are many who engage in endless conversations, voicing their opinions of what should or should not be done. Meanwhile, a growing number of... ( added 96 days 15 hours ago.)

Picture Your Dreams I met a lady recently who I think is in her sixties, although I certainly wasn't going to ask her. She is living a dream she had for a very long time. She told me that she was blessed by God to be living where she is living today. Over the years I... ( added 102 days 14 hours ago.)

Are You Brainstorming... Or Blame-Storming? The inspiration for this article came from a TV commercial I saw recently. The premise was a group of people from one phone company discussing the success of their competitor. When asked if anyone had any suggestions, someone said, "Let's have a... ( added 108 days 21 hours ago.)

Guess What I Heard On The News? I don't watch much of the news on TV, especially lately. It is not very inspiring or encouraging. That's one of the main reasons I haven't subscribed to a newspaper for some time now. The reports paint a pretty depressing picture. And, most of... ( added 117 days 13 hours ago.)

How To Receive More Of God's Favor I was teaching recently and asked the audience who they thought really deserved God's favor. I then told them to take a piece of paper sometime, and write down a list of people that they thought really ought to receive favor from God. "If your... ( added 126 days 12 hours ago.)

I Don't Want To Change Sometimes situations force us to make changes. At other times, we get so tired of our current results that we initiate change. Sometimes in life we know we need to change, but just refuse to change. Why do we fight and resist change at times? At... ( added 132 days 10 hours ago.)

Rachel's Dream June has arrived; the year is moving very quickly. I know that's pretty silly because there are still 24 hours in a day. But as each day goes by are you getting closer to your dreams? Have you ever noticed that as children get older many of... ( added 144 days 13 hours ago.)

Trump It I have heard people say, "Well, these are the cards that I've been dealt." They are not talking about a card game. They are usually talking about things they perceive as success-limiting. Regardless of your current status, I do not think that any... ( added 145 days 10 hours ago.)

Who Calls The Shots? "Calling the shots," basically means making decisions. The one who is "calling the shots" is the one who is making the decisions. Some people believe that this phrase originated with target shooters announcing in advance where the target would be... ( added 158 days 13 hours ago.)

What Are You Worth? I've seen this before and maybe you have too, but it bears repeating. It has been presented in a number of different ways, but always with the same point. I saw it with a fifty dollar bill. It was quite a number of years ago when I saw it... ( added 166 days 22 hours ago.)

Prayer Under Stress From time to time we hear news from Homeland Security about the current threat level. As I write this article, the United States government's national threat level is "Elevated," or "Yellow." I wonder what the "stress level" is these days. We are... ( added 171 days 13 hours ago.)

What Are You Looking Forward To? Sometimes people get so low that they feel like they have nothing to look forward to. Day after day it seems to them that nothing ever changes. They just don't see how things can get any better. I really like the phrase, "looking forward." I love... ( added 174 days 10 hours ago.)

Survive Or Thrive? In this current economic crisis many people are just trying to survive. That's a common statement these days. But others don't see it as a crisis at all. They are those who have decided to thrive. Whether you "survive" or "thrive" has a lot to do... ( added 186 days ago.)

Do You Have Hope? There are some Christians who do not believe that Jesus Christ is coming back. But there are many who do. They are the ones who have great hope in the Return of Christ. The Bible declares that he is indeed coming back. But what if he doesn't come... ( added 187 days 13 hours ago.)

Eliminate Stress at Work...and in Your Life! I was at the chiropractor's office the other day and I was talking to Dr. Johnson about how much stress there is these days in the workplace. Most of it is due to fear of losing one's job. I told him I read that a lot of stress at work contributes... ( added 214 days 3 hours ago.)

Are You Afraid Of Getting Fired? It seems like every day on the news you hear about the rising of the unemployment rate. Although this is a fact, this information does nothing to encourage confidence. Instead, it just breeds more fear. According to the numbers I looked at, the... ( added 221 days 3 hours ago.)

Facing the Unknown The world we live in today is full of uncertainty. Some people are afraid of what tomorrow may bring. Others are unsure of how to deal with tomorrow. There seems to be a lack of confidence everywhere you turn. But when you stop and think about it... ( added 243 days 13 hours ago.)

A Promotion and a Raise In this economy, thoughts of a promotion and a raise at work have been greatly overshadowed by fear of losing your job. Some people might think that either of those two things are simply out of the question right now. But a friend of mine recently... ( added 251 days 13 hours ago.)

Do Things Really Happen for A Reason? Have you heard the phrase, "Everything happens for a reason?" I have. Sometimes people say, "That was just meant to be." But is that really true? Does everything happen for a reason? I would answer that question both yes and no. I answer, "No" to... ( added 292 days 10 hours ago.)