Dr. Boa explores some optical illusions and poetry to illustrate how our view of the world can get skewed and how practicing God’s presence can set our vision straight.
Ken BoaJuly 6, 2016
Growing in Character
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Wisdom for Dummies: The Book of Proverbs This content is taken from chapter 3 of Dr. Boa's book The Perfect Leader. People generally don’t like being called “dummies.” And yet how can we explain the overwhelming success of a series of books aimed at dummies? Beginning with the November 1991 publication of DOS for Dummies, the series now has more…
Ken BoaJune 28, 2016
Dr. Boa continues his discussion of Jesus's spiritual practices and his invitation to us to practice God's presence, just as he did on earth. Today's lesson picks up in John 10.
Ken BoaJune 22, 2016
Some Principles for Managing Time
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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. —Henry David Thoreau How can you begin to control your time instead of letting time control you? Following are three key principles to help you start to use and manage your time well. (Note: It’s helpful if you read my article “Thoughts on Time” first.) #1 The Principle of Perspective The…
Ken BoaJune 17, 2016
Thoughts on Abortion
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Abortion is perhaps the central ethical issue of the past century. The key question is whether abortion is the murder of a living person and therefore when a human life begins.
Ken BoaJune 16, 2016
A Biblical View of Purpose, Part 1: Knowing Where You’re Going
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Most people seem to journey through years, even decades, without seriously wrestling with the fundamental question of why they are here on earth, where their journey is taking them, and what they want their lives to add up to in the end. These people may occasionally wonder, What will I leave behind? but few stop to consider a better question: What am…
Ken BoaJune 16, 2016
Viewing Time God’s Way
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The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish hours—confound him, too, who in this place set up a sun-dial to cut and hack my days so wretchedly into small pieces! —Plautus (Greek playwright in Rome, second century BC) Consciousness of time jumped dramatically in the eighth century when Pope Paul I gave the Frankish King Pepin the…
Ken BoaJune 16, 2016
Dr. Boa returns to the Gospel of John, discussing Jesus's invitation to us to pursue him above all other things.
Ken BoaJune 15, 2016
Trusting God in Turbulent Times
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Emotional, intellectual, and volitional obstacles can keep us from trusting and yielding to God, both for the first time and after we become followers of Christ. Trusting Him is especially challenging when life is difficult or doesn't make sense from our perspective. But if we turn toward God, his Spirit in us will help us overcome these barriers, so that…
Ken BoaJune 1, 2016
