Category: Challenges
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Let Them Breathe Into Your Dream
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to share the secret that makes dreams come true. I bet that just caught your attention. This is an interesting secret because God designed it to be revealed, not concealed. Here it is. Be faithful and grateful for, and to the people God provides…
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Stinking Thinking
I’m Dr. Bob, and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to tell you about a conversation that I recently had with some friends about the refrigerator in their office. We were talking about how nasty it had become because it was seldom cleaned out. Because it was not cleaned on a regular basis, it…
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Too Big To Fix?
I’m Dr. Bob and for Just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask if you are facing anything that looks to big to fix? We all have times and seasons in our life when circumstances seem overwhelming. It may seem as if there are no answers. These can be times of doubt and even desperation.…
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Rags To Riches
I’m Dr. Bob, and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want you to reflect on this thought. Manufactured self-righteousness, self-determined morality… and the lifestyle that goes with it are made from an emptiness of truth. These are cut from the cloth of self-deception. They are nothing more than the stuff of filthy, worthless rags. Manufactured…
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A Rock-Solid Response
I’m Dr. Bob, and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to call your attention to the book of Job, Chapter 1. Verses 20 and 21 record Job’s response to all his incredibly devastating circumstances. They tell us, “Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and…
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Don’t Go Back
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to encourage you not to look back or go back to the old influences and ways of behavior from your past. This is good advice. It covers three specific areas of life – your thinking, feelings and behavior. Romans 6:13-14a (NKJV) says, “And do…
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Consumed by What?
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to ask what it is that consumes your thinking? Are you consumed by your problems or disappointments? Do you spend a great amount of time thinking about what might have been or should have been? Do the challenges of daily life cause you to…
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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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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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