Like it or not

Like it or not, as parents we are the most significant role model in our children’s lives. Your little boy or girl is watching your every move and listening to your every word twenty-four-seven from the time they are about 2 years old. They are simply seeking your love and approval even when they are […]

NYC Man Gets 18 Years in College Essay Rape Case

A New York City man convicted of raping his former stepdaughter in an attack she disclosed years later in a college application essay has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The 63-year-old man was sentenced Monday in Brooklyn. We make choices all day long. Some choices have immediate consequences while other choices have long-term consequences. Per the story above, a man […]

Temptation to succeed at all costs

We have all seen it before; a business person who seems to have it all or be on track to have it all is suddenly exposed for illegal or immoral actions. Pride and greed just got the best of him/her motivating the person to choose to succumb to these desires instead leading a moral, upright […]

Living on the edge?

Are you living paycheck to paycheck based on poor income producing choices? For many of us the job situation we are in is a result of choices made in the near and distant past. This scenario combined with poor spending choices can often result in a double whammy!! Are you living a life beyond your means just […]

Hand Out vs Hand Up

All the news about social injustice and societal inequality are tiring. It is my belief that God has a plan for each of us and has equipped us accordingly, but we have to enact His will. We all have a part to play in the trajectory of our lives. Sure some of us are born […]

Making tough decisions at work

Have you ever been on a business trip with a group of peers/customers when someone says “Let’s go to the strip (gentleman’s) club.” or “Let’s see if the new girl/guy in the office wants to party a little bit?”  I have and am sad to say I succumbed to this type of pressure before accepting Jesus as […]

Beware of mouth!!!

Words are strange. For some they are all that matters, yet for others they hold no value anymore. Some would say that “someones word is their bond” but is that ever true. Sadly for me, I know that my actions do not always line up with my words. It is an interesting question to ponder […]

Do you like what you see?

Most people don’t get out of bed in the morning and declare “today I will neglect my health…” or “from today onward I will only make decisions that increase my bank account and neglect my family”. Yet we all have revelation moments where we stop and realize ‘how did we get here?’  Almost no one gets […]