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March 28, 2017

Week 49: Leaders and PTSD

I’m going to insert a parenthetical thought in this series I’ve begun about bio-chemicals and our relationships to others. It’s called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Something […]
March 20, 2017

Week 48: Leader Take Care of Yourself

Last week we touched on four biological chemicals that God designed to create positive moods—i.e., endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin. Understanding how these chemicals impact the […]
March 13, 2017

Week 47: Chemically Designed by God

I read a book, recently, that introduced me to the subject of biological chemicals in our bodies that controls behavior and moods.[1] Among them are four […]
March 6, 2017

Week 46: Signs of an Autocratic Spirit

Upon reading the last two blogs about “needing to be needed,” one reader became concerned they might be such a person without knowing it. They asked […]
February 27, 2017

Week 45: Beware of Needing to Needed – Part 2

The father of the prodigal let his son “go his own way.” He allowed him to learn the lessons of life without interference. Once learned, the […]
February 19, 2017

Week 44: Beware of Needing to be Needed – Part 1

Some spiritual leaders, not all, grew up under controlling, legalistic (spiritual or natural) parents when they were young Christians. Ironically, when they became older in the […]
February 11, 2017

Week 43: Dark Horse Potential

Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of […]
February 5, 2017

Week 42: Integrity-Your Greatest Asset

The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out. He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool […]
February 5, 2017

Week 41: Palm Tree or Oak?

When I lived in the Florida panhandle, we experienced frequent hurricanes every year. Among the two most prominent trees throughout Florida—the palm tree and the oak—the […]