Proverbs 4:25 NIV Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Philippians 2:4 NIV Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. What is the cost of our inattention? What happens when over time our listening...

Just yesterday, I found a decent looking pear and when I cut into it, I was disappointed to find  that it was almost all bad, except for a thin layer on the surface.  It was deceptive, maybe like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, appealing from the outside,...

Scripture: “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Matthew 6:24 Lesson: When you admit your powerlessness, you can begin the journey...

Your mother-in-law still remembers what you said in 2019. Your teenager replays your words before bed. Your spouse flinches when you use that tone because she knows what's coming. Gunpowder words (sarcasm, "you always" or "you never," character attacks, belittling,...