Reflect on This

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 40 - “Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician, observed that doctors were transmitting diseases due to poor hygiene practices. In 1847, he proposed handwashing with chlorinated lime solutions to reduce infection rates, particularly in maternity wards. His ideas were met with ridicule and skepticism from [his conte...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 39 - In this episode, I discuss a very important mission field that ALL believers should participate in.  I share some ideas on how to do it, and why to do it.  Curious about what mission field I am referring to?  Check out this episode to find out! "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcas...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Bonus Episode - In this bonus episode, I share the simple steps to become a follower of Jesus.  For those who do not have an ongoing relationship with Jesus, I encourage you to listen. "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am learning about following Jesus, through applying eterna...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 38 -- In this episode, I ask everyone to provide me with feedback on the podcast.  Is this biblical to ask for feedback?  Listen to this episode and hear my case for why this is a biblical way of life we should embrace. "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am lea...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 37 - I have a confession to make.  I sometimes get bogged down in the details of some of the Old Testament books, and my mind can begin to wander.  In today's episode, I share an example of how I overcame this tendency while reading some of the historical accounts in the Old Testament, and how I actually began to...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 36 - Can you think of a Bible story that offers insights into friendship, wisdom and suffering?  Listen to this episode, and hear the story and the many applications! "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am learning about following Jesus, through applying eternal...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 35 -- When I am learning a new skill, I often find it helpful to have an example or a model available, to give me guidance.  This is true in both physical and spiritual endeavors.  In this episode, I conclude our look at a very helpful, but not widely known, prayer model, that helps me to feel a real connection with G...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 34 -- If you are like me, there are times when prayer is a delight – when you feel a real connection with God – and then there are times when prayer feels more of an obligation than a delight. One thing that I have found helpful over the years is to rotate through various prayer models, to keep my prayer time from bec...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 33 -- We all have heard stories of how mistakes led to new discoveries.  Remember the story of the firemen who accidentally discovered bake-and-serve rolls when he had to put a batch of half-baked rolls in the freezer because he had to go to a fire?  There are MANY such stories.  Today, I want to share a story of a mi...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 32 -- Have you ever noticed how sometimes, in our zeal to do something well, or to honor an important principle, we can add rules and habits and complications that are intended to help us to achieve our goal, but actually distract us from the original goal?  There are MANY examples in history of this.  Today I will sh...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 31 -- If someone described a relationship a few times in one way, but many, many times in another way, what would you think?  Would you think that the numerously mentioned way was that person's primary view of the relationship?  Yes!  In this episode, we look at the apostle Paul's predominant perspective on...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 30 -- We read in Colossians 1:27 that Christ in us is "the hope of glory."  How true!  We receive such hope in that decision and resulting way of life.  But did you know that the scriptures invite us into an even more intimate relationship?  Listen to this episode and find out what it is! "Reflect on Th...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 29 -- From the various TV shows with a judge as the star, to the debates in social media, and even to conversations among believers, it seems to me that we have a natural bent toward judging others.  Is this ever appropriate in our work, our families, our community, and our church?  What does the Bible say about judgi...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 28 -- Do you ever find yourself slipping into doubts about safety, security, love, connection, success, worth, or purpose?  If we are honest, we all have had this happen to us on occasion.  In this episode, I will share with you the powerful results of 5 years of research, 6,000 hours of interviews, and 100,000 assess...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 27 -- Remember the TV game show entitled "Deal or No Deal," which debuted in late 2005?  In this game, the contestants tried to end up with the case that has the million dollars in it, instead of a case with a much lower amount of money. Often times the contestants would accept a good offer of hundreds of th...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 26 -- When you hear the word "unity," what comes to your mind?  It might be the power of a common purpose -- with your teammates at work, the members of your family, the members of your sports team, or the members of your community.  In today's episode, I want to focus on a special venue in which unity...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 25 -- Dr. Timo Sandritter noted on a recent LinkedIn post that "leisure sickness" is a coined phrase used to describe a documented phenomenon of high-strain professionals getting sick the moment they take their first real break.  He points out that periodic rest and recovery are mandatory for our healthy and...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 24 -- God will often use small, seemingly insignificant things in my life to teach me important spiritual truths, or to remind me to apply truths that He has taught me in the past.  Who would have thought that He would use birds and blueberries to teach me about prayer?  Have I got you curious to hear more?  Then list...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 23 -- I have been pondering this verse recently:   "For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for Him." (Philippians 1:29)   The original language says that the word translated as "privilege" means literally "kind and gracious gift...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 22 -- Christians acknowledge that there is only one God, and this one God exists as one essence in three persons – God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.  Recently, as I was searching the Scriptures to answer a question about one of Jesus' statements regarding His relationship with the Fath...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 21 -- A theoretical method to approach important parts of our life is often helpful, especially when it is based on truth and experience.  Yet, sometimes we also need concrete examples to help us to see how to apply these methods to our particular situation.  In this episode, I try to get really practical, as I walk t...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 20 -- There is an important character quality that, if we express it regularly, will inspire others, build strong relationships, help us to withstand pressure, and help us to become more resourceful.  Wow!  We all could use that in every area of our lives:  where we live, work, and play.  What is this character qualit...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 19 -- Engrafting is a common practice in horticulture.  Engrafting is the process of splicing a branch from one tree into another tree.  The spliced branch will retain its original desirable properties (such as the type of fruit, leaves, etc.), and will receive nourishment from the stock tree.  Did you know that this...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 18 -- What important lesson can we learn about prayer from honey bees?  Listen to this episode and find out!  "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am learning about following Jesus, through applying eternal biblical principles to life, in practical ways.  Not rel...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 17 -- If you were asked for one rule that succinctly captures the way by which we should live, work, and play, what would you say?  Would you consider the Golden Rule as the answer?  And, by the way, why is it called "the Golden Rule?"  And how does it differ from similar statements of Eastern religions?  Li...