Recently I heard of the pledge you had to sign up to, in order to join the civil rights movement. The Birmingham campaign pledge was a commitment card that, according to Martin Luther King, all volunteers were “required” to sign in order to participate in the movement. The card consisted of ten commandments, including: Meditate daily on the teachings and…
If as Pastors we do not teach our people to ask honest questions when they have a problem with our teachings and about their faith, if we teach them to embrace the attitude of “my pastor said it, I believe it and that settles it” even though they have unanswered questions in their hearts. If we deny them the opportunity…
True dreams never die what they receive is corrective feedback which many erroneously term failure and then they abort the pursuit. What hurts you instructs you. Learn to bend and not break. Key to success is learning the lessons of the journey. Set aside your predetermined path for the true sign posts.
Dreams are never destroyed they can only be cut down. Their roots always remain intact beneath the surface not visible. Never give up but openly and boldly hold fast to your declarations, then seek wisdom. Success will come when you admit to the areas of your weaknesses and work on changing them to your new points of strength.
The secret to success is in learning. Learning from our experiences as we apply ourselves to the fulfillment of our objectives and then adapting along the way to the things we discover. This is how someone who kept failing but stayed at it suddenly “blows.” He found his rhythm. He learned his way to success. Success is therefore based on…
I was in a conversation with a medical doctor today and here are his thoughts on the relationship between the older and younger generation. “I have listened to and read several comments of the older generation about this fear and I often ask: are they not still stakeholders?” “Agreed that their generations have not delivered as planned, should they therefore…