Jul 20 2009

Prejudices

James made the following statement:
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.  For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the [...]

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Jul 07 2009

Heart Flaws: Pessimism and Worry

Published by Jason Browning under Attitude, Brownings, Heart

I have been unable to blog on a consistent basis here of late but hopefully things will slow down for me in just a little over a month from now. Summer time is always the busiest time of the year for me. Maybe some time soon I will be able to share some of what [...]

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Jun 08 2009

Attitude Is Everything

Published by Jason Browning under Attitude

There is a story about a young boy who received a chemistry set for his birthday. One morning he was playing with it and decided he was going to mix a smelly chemical with his dad’s aftershave lotion. So that morning as the dad got out of the shower and shaved, and then put his [...]

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Apr 30 2009

A Renewed Attitude

Published by Jason Browning under Attitude, Kingdom, Love, Service

Here are some things for us to all strive for:

Give people more than they expect–cheerfully (Philemon 21).
Do not believe everything you hear.
Smile (even when answering the phone). Callers can hear it in your voice.
When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.
Spend some time alone (Matthew 14:23).
When you say, “I love you,” mean [...]

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Feb 02 2009

Monday Mornings

What a great morning! I recall a time in my life when I used to hate Monday mornings with a passion. It really made for long, miserable days when I would wake up already dreading a day just because of its mere name. Now I see it as the beginning of a new work week [...]

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Jan 29 2009

A story of forgiveness

A friend of mine recently told me a story about how he got through college. It took him a while to finish because he had to work and couldn’t take too many hours at a time. He has never met his mother, and his dad had been in and out of prison for years, so [...]

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