Posts tagged “Confidence”
The true measure of hope
Did you know that psychologists have created a scientific method for measuring hope? It’s called the Adult Hope Scale (AHS). This scale defines hope…
The most important thing about you
The theologian A. W. Tozer famously said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us”…
Certain hope
“I hope the weather will be nice tomorrow.” “I hope that cute guy asks me out.” “I hope this new medical treatment will work.”…
Whom he walked toward
The miracle of Peter walking on water always amazed me. I wondered what it must have been like for him to take that first…
Hoping for an apocalypse
It’s early January, and the official rules for bloggers state that I must write about resolutions. (That’s 100% accurate, but I’d prefer that you…
Know. See. Yearn.
It’s Christmas Eve. The tableau is set: a baby’s soft cheek against a bed of hay, a wondering mother, wide-eyed shepherds who have seen…
What are you thankful for?
Let me set the scene for you. Thanksgiving Day. After having their hands slapped a few times in failed food-snitching attempts, the family finally…
3 steps for talking about Jesus
As a writer, I’ve often heard the advice to KISS—Keep It Simple, Stupid. So today I’m keeping it simple about a topic we tend…
What are you ashamed of?
Is there anything that you are ashamed of? Apparently, my oldest daughter could answer that question emphatically. I was parked with our family minivan…
He’s up
Commercial insurance broker Sam Castronova posted the following on his weblog back in 2010: “To all my Brothers out there trying to win the…
Being persistent, not stubborn
Today I want to talk to all the dreamers out there. I don’t mean the nighttime dreamers; I mean the other kind. If you…
Are you all in?
Have you ever done the Hokey Pokey? “Put your right foot in, put your right foot out, put your right foot in, and shake…