Category: Advice
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Are Things Pressing? Be a Blessing.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I’d like to ask if you feel things are pressing in around you? If that’s the situation you find yourself in today, what you need to do is embrace this advice: When things are pressing, take the opportunity to be a blessing! Try it. You will…
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Arguments Lose to Experiences
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to talk about the futility of arguments. Let me explain. A person with an argument will always fail to change the mind of a person with an experience, and particularly someone who has experienced God’s faithfulness. Even if the argument is based on the…
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Swim like a Salmon
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to share some thoughts on the determination of salmon as it strives to reach its spawning ground. The salmon has enjoyed the freedom of the ocean. Now must fight the strong currents riding over the rocks. This presents it with life’s great challenge. It…
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Adjust Your Sail
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to assure you that it’s your ship alone. Many years ago, I enjoyed a few hours as a guest on a small sailboat. I knew nothing about sailing. I was fascinated to watch how my host sailed the boat by repeatedly trimming the sail…
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Contribution or Sacrifice?
I’m Dr. bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to share a life-changing thought I received while listening to the preaching of Pastor Jamie Peters, a friend and apostle to Africa. He pointed out that though a contribution is given with good intentions (there is certainly nothing wrong with that); there is a…
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Truth is Radical. Lies are Normal.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to remind you that far too many people, regardless of what religious label they wear, now reject God’s truth as radical and accept lies as normal. Our society justifies living with self-determined standards, calling them correct and truthful. Today, if you refuse to accept…
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I’m Not Changing My Message
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to encourage you that the light of God’s glory can brighten your life. Yes, there are times when you will find yourself totally in the dark, without a clue about what is coming next. This is especially true when trouble comes and you have…
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Humble or Grumble?
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I would like to suggest that it is better to be humble than to grumble. Often we complain about something by saying, “It’s not fair;” or “I don’t deserve this?” Like me, you probably have said the same thing more than you would care to admit.…
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Desperation, Perspiration, then Rest
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I would like to invite you to consider this: Desperation in a stressful situation can take two paths. The first leads to panic, poor decisions and lots of work that only brings frustration and failure. I heartily recommend the second path, which is to let your…
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Order the Combo
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, think about what it feels like to be really hungry. Perhaps you are there right now. Hunger may be defined as a feeling of discomfort that motivates you to seek what will satisfy it. What might you be hungry for as you read this? Let me…
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