Toolbox
Prayer, Trusting God, and an Engine
I’m working on a new book: “How to Glorify God”, so posts here are going to be a little sparse as I spend time working on the book. One of the ways to glorify God is praying. And, one of…
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4 Rules to Leaving a Voicemail
The phone rang just as our family sat down for dinner. I picked it up and heard “Is Kallee there?” spoken by a boy in his late teens. “Yes”. I said and promptly hung up the phone. Phone manners have…
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Knowledge Understanding and Wisdom are not Synonyms!
Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom Are these three words synonyms? Most people today think so, including teachers, pastors, and parents…the influential people who should know the difference. The distinctness of each and sequential training of all three has been lost, and society…
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What God Desires From You
Matthew 9:10-13 “Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house (Matthew’s house), that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said…
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10 Character Traits of Those Who Abide with God
David wrote Psalm 15 to teach us all what character traits are typical of someone who abides with God. People with these traits are people God likes to invite over to His house and hang out with. 🙂 I did…
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Learn From Ezra
In 480 B.C. there was a Scribe named Ezra who studied the Law of Moses (the first 5 books in our Bible). He studied them so well, it has been said he could write them down from memory! Ezra came…
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Pay Attention to the Connections
In the fabrication and erection of structural steel, you pay attention to the connections. In the steel fabrication shop, most of the labor is in the connections: the base plates, shear tabs, and especially the moment connections which have lots…
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Tough Guys Have Peace!
Having peace is not some fantasy dream, you really can have it! In Psalm 37:1-11 there are 14 ways to not worry or fear. The last one in verse 11 guarantees you will delight in the abundance of peace: “But…
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Check Your Prayer Attitude
Beginning each day with prayer is the most important thing I do all day. Prayer is the #1 tool in my toolbox. However, it’s easy to have a misguided attitude when praying. One of my hero’s is R.G. LeTourneau, and I graduated…
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How to Email Correctly
Christians are to be Christ-like and that includes being as “top-notch” as we can in everything we do. Emailing…it’s an area we can either look foolish and sloppy, or professional and well representative of who we work for. Emails are not as…
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