The temple Solomon built was amazing. Hewn stones outside, cedar paneling inside, and an interior overlaid with 45,000 pounds of gold. Carvings, statues, and golden cherubim inside with their wings spread across the span of the hall. Halls, courtyards, windows, and steps leading up to huge doors. Imagine Washington D.C. with all its grand, glorious,Continue reading “Solomon’s Temple.”
Author Archives: Steven Wales
Sports and Education.
I thought of athletes when I read this: “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand in the presence of kings. He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.” Proverbs 22:29. Great artists, actors, athletes, inventors, writers, musicians, statesmen—it doesn’t matter: successful people in any field end up surroundedContinue reading “Sports and Education.”
Wrong Thinking Comes First. Wrong Actions Follow. Fix Your Thoughts!
Many of you remain somewhat innocent. You have made good choices. You have not done things that destroy lives. BUT—the destruction of your life begins in your mind. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7. Your thoughts will become your destiny. Your identity is not determined by your feelings, whichContinue reading “Wrong Thinking Comes First. Wrong Actions Follow. Fix Your Thoughts!”
Group Dynamics.
Group relationships are not the same as one-on-one relationships. If you lead a group—a class, a team, a division of a business—you know certain people require leaders of groups to take measures leaders would NOT take if the relationships were one-on-one. That bad kid whose mocking behavior influences everyone else? For the sake of theContinue reading “Group Dynamics.”
Sowing and Reaping Across Generations.
Jonathan Edwards was one of early America’s greatest preachers. His devotion to prayer and Bible study remains unparalleled, his biographer recording that he usually spent 13 hours a day studying the word, an hour talking with his wife and 11 kids, and prayed a prayer of blessing over each child, every day. When Edwards hadContinue reading “Sowing and Reaping Across Generations.”
“Lord, I’m Willing to be Made Willing.”
The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes. Proverbs 21:1. What a powerful promise! God can literally change ANY heart! He can turn the lost back to himself. He can help us find the right paths. He can make us desire in ourContinue reading ““Lord, I’m Willing to be Made Willing.””
Public-Order Crimes.
All societies prosecute violent crimes: murder, rape, armed robbery, kidnapping, and assault. We even prosecute “white collar crimes,” wrongs committed by people sitting at computers in shirts and ties: embezzlement, securities fraud, insider trading. But Public Order crimes are controversial. Should gambling be a crime? Drugs? Prostitution? People call these “victimless crimes,” arguing that ifContinue reading “Public-Order Crimes.”
How to Make A’s.
Steven Wales got a bad education. His school years were marked by failing grades, paddlings, and phone calls to mom and dad. Then one day everything changed. He has spent the thirty years since working as a high school teacher, lawyer, and professor of business law and petroleum land management. An adjunct professor, Wales teachesContinue reading “How to Make A’s.”
Your Mouth is Number One!
The reason we should eat healthy is because food is the number one way you interact with the environment. Forget air pollution or germs or sunburns or floods or poison. The biggest impact you will have on your health is what you SWALLOW. In the same way, we must control our words, because our wordsContinue reading “Your Mouth is Number One!”
Homosociality.
Homo what? There’s an odd term. Homosociality means “same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others.” Think about your best friends, teachers, and coaches—some of these are powerful, intense relationships with members of the same sex. But they are not sexual, merely “social.” Thus, “homosocial.” TheContinue reading “Homosociality.”
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