Nov 1
For both eternal and earthly values, “Are you a Christian?” is a watershed question, essentially dividing all of humanity into two camps since it is a question with no middle ground. The camp whose answer is “No,” has a staggering and varied collection of value options to analyze, evaluate, and sort through. Read more
Asking the right questions to get the right answer is a valuable skill needed for more than the scientific and legal professions. Asking the right questions can open new vistas in closed discussions or close discussion on a broad opportunity. Right questions are surgical tools for delicate mind and heart surgery. Right questions make it possible to interrogate yourself and find yourself guilty, when everyone thinks you innocent, and vice versa. Asking the right questions is especially helpful for unearthing values and priorities. Read more
After two days of possible problems, any of which threaten to stymie anyone’s noble attempts to draft a personal priority list, it may seem you’ve been asked to undertake an activity destined to fail. Far from being a wasted venture fraught with disappointment and shattered dreams (well, at least a waste of some time, and maybe a sheet or two of paper), a life priority list is a positive step toward wise day to day use of your time. Read more
Here is where to begin reading the Daily Doses 1-10 in order.
It’s not too late to start that list. Or add to that list. Or let it simmer. Or look it over and think about it. In the meantime, here are a few more tendencies for you to consider. Read more
So, how’s the list coming? If your thought was just to keep reading until you found some practical hint to try, why not just give the list a whirl? If, on the other hand, you jotted down pages of things that need doing, but not so much the why it is important you be doing those specific things, today and tomorrow are just for you. Priorities are something of a middle ground, the space between tangible to-dos and grand values. While you continue working with your own list on your own time, we are going to read about some of the underlying reasons why pinpointing priorities is difficult for most people. Read more
Priority Stewardship 