Are you deceiving yourself?

James 1:22 (New International Version)
22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
This is a very well known verse. Why?
Because we need to hear it so often. One of our common fleshly traits is that we learn something and we believe we’re good to go.
I know, not you…but people I [...]

The Balance of Being a Christian Entrepreneur

Matthew 10:16
I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.  Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
As Christian entrepreneurs we are being completely thrown to the wolves.  The business world is full of selfish, conniving, deceitful people looking to take advantage of someone.  We probably have in our own business mentors [...]

Truth & Wisdom part 2

In the last post we discussed what is Truth.  Truth is basically God’s Word.  His principles and precepts that we are to live by.  “That we are to live by” goes a little beyond just mere comprehension.  There is a great quote I got out of John Maxwell’s book Today Matters.  [...]

Truth & Wisdom Part 1

Proverbs 23:23 (New International Version)
Buy the truth and do not sell it;
get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
The word truth appears 214 times and the word wisdom appears 215 times in the (NIV).  These two words used so often, not only in the Bible, but also spoken in Christianese.
But what is truth?
Psalm 119:30 (New International Version)
I have [...]

Do not exceed God’s posted “Speech Limit”

James 1:19
My dear brothers, take not of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry
When we talk too  much and listen too little, we communicate to others that we think our ideas are much more important that theirs.  James wisely advises us to reverse this process.  Put a [...]