Focus more on what you control and less on the results. I have always been an avid tennis fan. Several years ago, there was an American player who helped reinstall good sportsmanship into the American game. I grew up watching Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. I found their antics entertaining, for sure. But not everyone…
What is the key to a great marriage? If there was an easy answer to that question, there wouldn’t be 10 million books on marriage in print. Every marriage counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist, and Recovery Minute reader has an opinion on the topic. Let me take a swing at it. Or better yet, I’ll let Robert…
Never underestimate the value of hard work. The business world has discovered that a good work ethic trumps raw talent. In a recent survey, 91 percent of business executives said they hire people who demonstrate a hard work ethic over those who have superior talent. And men and women who have achieved great success in…
You are probably familiar with the story of Samson. When he revealed the secret of his strength to Delilah, it resulted in his capture and humiliation at the hands of the brutal Philistines. But that is not the end of the story. If you keep reading, you find this gem of a verse: “However, the…
Until you take ownership of the problem, you won’t take responsibility for the solution. That is one of the fundamental truths of recovery. Most of us had some form of trauma at the genesis of our addiction. Or abuse. Or isolation. Or all three. None of that is on you. But what comes next is…
“By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient” (Hebrews 11:31). Most of us have heard about Joshua and the battle of Jericho, when “the walls came tumbling down.” But let’s not miss the account of an ordinary citizen of Jericho who God used to do…
Sin can happen fast. Notice how quickly the original sinners sinned – Eve, and then Adam. “The woman saw that the tree’s fruit was good to eat and pleasing to look at. She also saw that it would make a person wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave…
“Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord if you had been here, my brother would not have died’” (John 11:21). How many times have you said that? “Lord, if you had been here…” Martha was right. Jesus could have been there and he could have prevented Lazarus’ death. But he didn’t. For that matter, he could have…
There is a small town in southeast Mississippi that was founded in the 1860s and has a current population of about 400 people. The name of the town? Soso, Mississippi. How did it get its name? When the settlers found the place where they’d start the town, they looked at the soil and said, “It’s…
Church is good for your marriage. Brian Hollar, an Associate Professor at Marymount University, wrote, “For nearly fifty years, people who attend church regularly marry at much higher rates and, for a majority of the population, those who attend church frequently also divorce at lower rates than the rest of the population.” One study found…