Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow reports that 89 percent of people say "our society is much too materialistic.” In the same study he also found that “84 percent of people wished they had more money.” This study perfectly portrays the love and hate relationship we have with money. We all know
There is something about our culture that likes to rate the best and worst. Here are some nominees. If you do a Google search you can find all kinds of nominees for the worst athlete to win a championship. In 1993 Andre "Red Light" Racicot played only 18 minutes in
Has this ever happened to you? You need to make a run to Costco for one, maybe two items. You don’t need much. Just a chicken and maybe some samples. As you walk in you even debate for a second whether or not you even need a cart, but you
Who’s into New Years resolutions? Statistically only 44% of American’s make New Years Resolutions and out of those only 8% stick to them. I have a theory as to why most of our resolutions fail. Here’s the center of most of our resolutions. This year I resolve to be more
It’s okay to be in a season of busy. Some of the best times in our life will be seasons of busy. Do you remember getting married season? Just started a new job season? Newborn season? Okay bad example. Busy for a season is okay, but it’s not okay to
Our church is doing a study on Ecclesiastes and I spoke on a very familiar passage in Ecclesiastes 3. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a
The amount of things in your life that you think really matter is much bigger than it really is. We think everything matters. The reality is your matters list is bigger and ever expanding. Here’s a short list. Work matters, overtime matters, advancing in the company matters, Your boss’s opinion
Who is your favorite superhero? Seems like superheroes are all the rage these days. Every time you turn around there’s a new movie about them and everyone has a favorite. Who’s yours? Maybe it’s Ironman with all that money and the suits that can do everything; or Spiderman, the kid
Two weeks ago I found myself in a place I vowed I would never go. I am ashamed to admit that I have been there before; in fact, I have been several times, but after the last time I decided enough was enough and vowed to never do it again.
If this is your first visit to the Everyman Jack blog, welcome; if not, thanks for coming back. If you read my last post, you may remember that I started talking about 8 power-packed verses in Ephesians Chapter 3: 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every
