Today's Key to Confident Living

In 1956 an old glass bottle containing a faded note washed up on a beach in Jamaica.  The date on this sea-born note was 1750.  While we have certainly improved speed have we improved the art of conversation?  The Bible says, "Be slow to speak and quick to listen."  Good advice.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/4c650b64/bottle

It is interesting to listen to ourselves pray.  Our prayers often ask for God's blessing and help on projects we've already started.  Prayer ad planning need to go together.  Listen to the story of Abraham Lincoln and what to him was an important prayer request.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2a11ee90/prayer-and-planning.

It's difficult being a parent isn't it?  Besides the hard work, children have a way of stomping on our egos.  Rather than let their negative comments get to us, we need to provide a steady and consistent moral compass for them in their teen years.  Listen to some of the interesting things youth have said to their parents.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1af70650/...

The residual effects of the Battle of Jericho and the stunning loss at Ai, are stark reminders that trifling with sin is a serious matter and one that leadership needs to avoid and address. Giving glory and honor to God for what is accomplished in our work and ministries is the least we can do; part of the devoted things for us is to take credit for what God does. Taking devoted material possessio...

Are you a leader or a follower?  One is not better than the other, but different.  And if one of them is in the wrong slot, they can frustrate a lot of other people. A leader who ends up in a follower role can irritate others and a follower who ends up in charge, can truly hinder others.  My hat goes off to individuals who are able to accurately assess their abilities and choose the...

If were are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God, can we discover why we were made?  Should our calendars reflect that purpose?  Listen to a way we can learn to discover why God created us with such great love.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2dd39f8b/calendar

How did that message ever get sent in the first place, but when they tried to stop it there was a huge uproar.  May the message of the lighthouse ring true for us today, when we speak it.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1b1f8929/i-love-you

Listen to the story about my mother taking the bad tasting medicine.  The Bible reminds us that discipline is a form of medicine.  It is never pleasant at the time it is being administered, but hopefully it will work for our intended good.  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/48f736b4/its-good-for-you.

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1fad6e84/when-does-growth-happen.  You will be amazed how much the bamboo tree grows in the 5th year after almost no growth in the first 4 years.  You may be struggling to get a new project off the ground, and it seems to be going no where.  Be patient: it may just may take a little time to hit its growth spirt.

We often hear, "I don't get mad, I just get even," but listen to what one group of warriors did to their enemy because the missionaries had read to them from the little black book.  Listen at https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/23cf68ec/feeding-the-enemy.

What do you do when you get thrown against an airplane door, which suddenly comes open, and you get sucked out at 4,000 feet and 200 mph?  Listen to the harrowing but good ending story of just such an encounter at https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2222ac04/hold-on.

It doesn't matter what he looks like, the color of his skin, what side of the racks he was born on or who his parents are.  His inner spirit is what really counts.  Hear what Desmond Tutu said to the little boy who asked why all the balloons went up.  Listen at...  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1cf5f61c/its-whats-on-the-inside

What heirlooms are you passing on to your children?  There are things that we want to pass on to the next generation, but they are not physical and material: they have to do with values, character, morals, and spiritual virtues.  They are the stuff of which life is made.  The are the most valuable heirlooms we possess.  Listen to the 90 second script... https://www.keymini...

Admitting that one is wrong is much more difficult for some than others.  Willingness to admit our shortcomings may be hard, but it is healthy for ourselves and those around us when we admit to our goods, and failures.  Listen to the poem entitled "Sorry, I was wrong!"  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2a0185e1/i-was-wrong

William Penn was told by the Indians that he could have as much land as he could walk around in a day.  Because these two trusted one another, they honored their word.  Today, part of that land is a famous city.  Listen to the whole story at https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/1ce18f4e/integrity

Listen to the story of the man who, for no apparent reason, leaped at another and started beating him violently.  We cannot change the past with it's injustices.  The Bible says, "Forget the former things, do not dwell in the past."  Listen at ... https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/34c07cbd/the-past

Find out what a Montana sheep rancher found was the method of protecting her flock from Coyotes. You may be surprised.  Don't let your fears defeat you.  Decide now to conquer that force that has been destroying your dreams and ambitions.  Listen at...  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/22582917/look-straight-at-your-fears

America's founding fathers built our government on the Old Testament principles of establishing and administering justice for the common good, while maintaining religious freedom for all.  A candidate for political offie can be evaluated in four basic areas.  Listen to the 4 basic areas: https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/fb3df56e/evaluating-politicians

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2c7e985c/ducks-safely-across.  "Don't hit them," "I don't think they see them," and "Please stop," were words which came from my wife's lips as I wondered desperately what was happening.  I turned to see a mother duck and six little ones crossing one of the busiest four lanes of traffic in our city.  I am glad God doesn't forget me when...

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/ba66a6be/future  Jean De LaBruyere said, "children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future."  Small children don't carry the millstones or hang-ups from the past nor do they have chronic worry and preoccupation about the future.  For adults, God our loving Father has blessed us with a past, present and future. &nb...

Franklin Jones said that "Silence gives consent or a horrible feeling that nobody's listening."  Silence can be negative, but also very positive  Silence can be peaceful, soothing, and comforting.  Psa 46:10 says, Be still and know that I am God..."  https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2d752883/silence.

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/2469a3a1/cheap.  Listen to the humorous response from the clerk when a husband asked for something cheap for his wife.  Jesus reminded us that we also have a responsibility to give God the very best.

https://www.keyministries.net/podcast/episode/f3342f92/could-not-see-land  Mental fog can often keep us from achieving our goals because we cannot see a way out: there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel; Our situation seems hopeless.  Listen to how fog affected Florence Chadwick as she attempted to swim the channel from Catalina Island to the California coast.   

Do you remember Walter Payton, the great running back for the Chicago Bears?  During his career he ran for over 9 miles and that was with someone knocking him down every 4.6 yards.  Life isn't always easy.  Walter Payton wanted to do a lot more , but a whole lot of people did their best to stop him.  The Bible says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for a the property tim...

How many times have e heard it said, "People used to just shake hands and that settled the deal" or "When a man gave his word, that was enough."  What has happened to the days?  Listen to the story of how a slave purchased his freedom, even when he didn't have to, because he made a promise.