by John MacArthur | Feb 16, 2025 | Miscellaneous
If we have no desire to be discerning, we won’t be discerning. Proverbs 2:3-6 says, If you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 30, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Be a Clutter Buster—Part 3 Making Your Priorities a Priority I’m going to postulate about your weekly schedule: it is too full. And I’m going to make another assumption: there is something you are regularly doing that can be removed. Am I accurate? If I was accurate...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 23, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Be a Clutter Buster—Part 2 Decluttering Your Mind As I confessed in the last post on decluttering, I tend toward OCD. I think constantly, rapidly, and in many different directions all at the same time. Sometimes I think multi-level and multi-directional thinking is a...
by Paul Chappell | Jan 16, 2025 | Miscellaneous
Be a Clutter Buster—Part 1 My family thinks I’m a neat freak. I think I’m just orderly. (Well, maybe it is a little over the top to look forward to a day off so I can clean out my closet.) But in all seriousness, whatever your personality type or personal level of...
by Paul Chappell | Dec 31, 2024 | Miscellaneous
2 Questions to Help Identify Your Priorities for New Year’s Goals Filtering Your New Year’s Goals in Light of Your Calling There’s nothing like an approaching new year for bringing out our best aspirations. Somehow everything seems doable when it’s written under a...
by Lillian Penner | Dec 28, 2024 | Miscellaneous
I live in Oregon, and we have lots of rain, especially in winter. I am looking forward to spring to see the beautiful flowering trees and sunny days. If you live in Oregon, you need an umbrella for the rainy days. Thinking about an umbrella, I am reminded that my...