by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 25, 2008 | Christian Living, How To
Why is lying wrong? Because it hurts people or because God said not to do it? Here are seven reasons why I think sarcasm is unhealthy and wrong.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 18, 2008 | Christian Living, Evangelism, Public Speaking
“Success is a poor teacher.” My dad must have repeated this maxim a hundred times as I grew up. There are some lessons that only failure can teach. If you want to mature, you need to fail. Jesus failed. So should we.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 4, 2008 | Christian Living, Politics
In recent years religion has become the whipping boy of society. The left says that organized religion is the root of all evil. The right considers religion a bad word insisting that “being a Christian is all about a relationship and not about religion.”...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 8, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
Since we are on the topic of confidence, here is another post from the archive. The world says, “be self-confident.” Jesus says, “put your confidence in me.” The world says, “you can do anything you put your mind to.” Jesus says, “you can do nothing apart from me and...
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 1, 2008 | Christian Living, Public Speaking
I am going to start reposting achieved posts from my old blog on the first of each month. The enemy thinks he can purify pride with Disney films and encouraging posters. Motivational books tell people they need more self-esteem in order to succeed. Many say, “If we...