REVIEW SHEETS. John 12:48; 2 Corinthians 5:10.

How do you respond when professors give you review sheets? Do you study with them, or do you ignore them and study what you want? If you have not figured it out yet, let me tell you: FOCUS ON THE REVIEW SHEET. Don’t be distracted by your usual habit of outlining your notes. That’s anContinue reading “REVIEW SHEETS. John 12:48; 2 Corinthians 5:10.”

The Sin of Comparison. Matthew 20:1-16.

My wife has a favorite sermon: Dave Edwards’ message “THE SIN OF COMPARISON.” Twenty years ago she bought a copy on cassette and played it for years.[1] Edward’s point was we need to stop comparing our lives to lives around us. Nothing will make you unhappy faster! We learn as children to measure ourselves byContinue reading “The Sin of Comparison. Matthew 20:1-16.”

I Blame My Friend’s Suicide on Facebook.

George was one of the smartest, funniest, most talented people I knew. He was a brilliant actor. He was an empath—he felt things deeply. He had been threatening to kill himself for several years; he had AIDS and had been close to death once and refused to get that sick again.  He had taken actingContinue reading “I Blame My Friend’s Suicide on Facebook.”