By Dr. Randy Carlson
Stuck in a rut?Sometimes the simplest changes in routine can help you get “unstuck.” Take a different route to work – paying attention to your surroundings. Roll down the windows and breathe the fresh air. Instead of buying the same old staples at the grocery store, wander down the ethnic food aisle [...]
August 27 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By: Dr. Randy Carlson
Are you a “fence sitter?”
Do you find making decisions excruciating?
If so, you may be laboring under the illusion that putting off decisions will somehow preserve the status quo. In fact, change is happening whether you participate or not. Making a decision and acting boldly on it empowers you. It’s the difference between [...]
August 27 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By Dr. Randy Carlson
Do you want to be a mature Christian?
Too many people get stuck in “baby” Christianity. They’re big on thankfulness when God comes through for them, but their faith falters when circumstances take a turn for the worse. Their ability to trust God turns on things always going smoothly. Which are you? When [...]
August 11 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By Jordan Rubin
Paul tells us: “What know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 [...]
August 11 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By Dr. Randy Carlson
“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” was your grandmother’s sage advice.
In other words, don’t limit yourself to one dream in life, especially one that depends largely on the cooperation of another person. People are notoriously slippery. And they may not share your vision or your conviction. Always have an alternate [...]
August 03 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By Dr. Randy Carlson
You may be deliberate about eating right, exercise, taking care of your body…
But what are you feeding your mind? Are you addicted to game shows and soap operas? Do you read nothing more challenging than People magazine and the occasional romance novel? We all need the release that escapist entertainment provides, but [...]
August 03 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »
By Dr. Randy Carlson
Sometimes we ask God to teach us humility, forgiveness and those qualities of character that don’t come easily or naturally. The mistake is in thinking God programs people like they’re machines. In fact, you have the freedom to act or not to act on what you know is right; humility is a [...]
August 03 2008 | Christian Living | No Comments »