Reflect on This

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...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 16 - What do Thomas Edison, Moses, and Joseph have in common?  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 religion, but...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 15 -- Have you ever noticed how God uses our mistakes (and even our sins) to teach us important life lessons?  Check out today's episode, and find out what I learned from a shameful and embarrassing thing I did in the second grade!  "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I s...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 14 - How do you view the troubles or challenges of life that come your way?  Did you know that your view of these challenges reveals a lot about your understanding of yourself and God?  Listen to this episode to learn more! "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 13 -- I have recently been reflecting on the well-known verse that speaks of walking "through the valley of the shadow of death."  I have always thought that this is referring solely to the time of approaching death at the end of our lives.  In the latest episode of this podcast, I share my realization of th...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 12 - A recent post by Shaun Hall on LinkedIn on the routine and consistent inspection of airport runways and gate areas for FOD reminded me of several important biblical principles of life.  Curious?  Listen to the latest episode of my podcast and find out more! "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devo...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 11 -- Have you ever noticed how often we can slip into using “Christian phrases” in our everyday life, without fully understanding what the words mean?  For example, so many of us (including myself) typically end our prayers with the words “in Jesus’ name.”   Recently, I began to wonder what the phrase “in Jesus’ name...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 10 - If you are like me, it is easy to read historical books in the Bible as mere history, and miss the biblical principles that God desires to teach us.  In this episode, I share 3 lessons I learned from Acts 11, as I was more intentional in listening to the Holy Spirit as I read.  See if the applications I share res...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 9 -- Lions live in groups called prides.  A pride works together as they stalk their prey.  The method they utilize illustrates an important biblical principle of life.  Curious about what principle of life I am referring to?  Listen to this episode and find out! "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short dev...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 8 -- In 2 Timothy 2:22, Paul encourages believers to not merely run away FROM lust, but he also said what to run TOWARD (godly character qualities) and WHOM TO RUN WITH (other believers).  But what is the importance of that last part -- to run "together with those who call on the Lord?"  And can you give me...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 7 -- In a previous episode from Season 2, I shared about a biblical principle which I call the Replacement Principle.  Ever since I discovered this principle in 2 Timothy 2:22, I have begun to see it in other places in the Bible as well.  Want to find out what this principle is?  Want to hear about other passages that...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 6 -- I enjoy seeing people applying biblical principles to daily life.  In today's episode, I share how a social media post about the desired virtues of Human Resources departments aligned very well with some biblical principles about leadership.  What are those principles?  Listen and find out! "Reflect on...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 5 -- Let's conclude our look at lessons we can learn from the life of John the Baptist, and some additional ways that we should follow his example and prepare the way of the Lord in our generation.   "Reflect on This" is a once-a-week, short devotional podcast, where I share what I am learning about fol...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 4 -- I have always thought that John the Baptist, who heralded the appearing of Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, was a very interesting Bible character.  But did you know that there are lessons we can learn from this man, and many ways that we should follow the example of John and prepare the way of the Lord in our...

Click this link to send feedback or suggestions directly to me! Season 3 Episode 3 - In this episode, I share the amazing backstory of Chris Tomlin, an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader.  In this episode, I share an unlikely sequence of events:  how his calling to ministry began, the prophetic word that shaped his life, and how a 30-year journey with a me...