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The Oak Tree in the House. 1 Kings 1:6.

When my father, Ernest, was about five, some older cousins came to visit. They were unruly, wildly undisciplined. One day the boys ran out of the house, little Ernest bringing up the rear. Just as he leapt from the porch, an older cousin pushed a wheelbarrow in front of him, knowing he would be unableContinue reading “The Oak Tree in the House. 1 Kings 1:6.”

CORRELATION. Hebrews 12: 5-11.

Correlation. n. A statistical measure of the degree in which two variables move in relation to each other. There are correlations between freezing temperatures and snow on the ground, between hard work and achievement, selfishness and loneliness, kindness and optimism. Several powerful correlations involve everyone’s favorite topic: DISCIPLINE. There are correlations between parental love andContinue reading “CORRELATION. Hebrews 12: 5-11.”

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.”