Nov 18
If you have been dabbling in the priority gathering experiment, several little lists may be piled in front of you by now: verses, responsibilities, Titus 2 priorities, dreams you were brave enough to commit to paper, answers to long-range questions. Now what? Well, it’s just about time to box them up, set them on the shelf, and forget about them for awhile, that’s what! Read more
Use questions like those below to help you identify your values for yourself. Go ahead write the musings that lead to the answers in your notebook. They’ll be fun to read ten or twelve years from now:
1. Is it a lifelong challenge?
2. Is it the outgrowth of a deeply held belief?
3. Is it the outgrowth of an unswerving conviction?
4. Will pursuing its fulfillment lead me along acceptable scriptural paths?
5. Does it demand or expect God to do something that may not be within His will for me?
6. Does it adequately express a secret longing, far-fetched dream, or deep-seated desire?
7. What about my personal character will hinder accomplishing anything I call a value for my life?
8. Can I identify blind spots for myself that might be hindering me from seeing biblical values clearly for myself?
9. Is there someone I can ask about this topic of values and blind spots ?
Little has been more studied, ignored, microscoped, broad-brushed, exalted, mocked, perverted and preserved than the “traditional family unit.” As with any truly important concept, everyone wants their slant on the idea to be the right one. Families work best together, when each member respects what the others do and understands how the tasks/roles interact. Listing what the Bible says about family will help us coordinate home processes better. Read more
Nov 13
Home is the oldest of all the social institutions, set in place by the Lord at the creation. Throughout all of man’s existence, virtually every person has had some kind of home experience. That makes for too many opinions about what might be good, bad, unique, or vital about home as a social institution. If our priorities are going to help us oversee our homes well, those priorities need to grow from what is true, not what we think or our cultures declare, not what we or our nations experience. Read more
Almost every complaint I have had with myself about not having adequate time to do whatever I thought needed doing, has been resolved by the spiritual impact of the Lord’s Day on my wrong thinking, and by the practical impact of my Executive Oversight time to puzzle through to a solution of how to do what must be done in the time available.
So many wonderful things happen on Sunday, I don’t like to “waste” any of it, even for a regular nap. Of course, I have both enjoyed and needed an occasional Sunday nap, but draw the line at laundry, mopping floors, or even routinely cooking big fancy dinners. Read more
Priority Stewardship 