by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 9, 2010 | Christian Living, Leadership, Personal
Power confuses and concerns me. Here is the paradox: It is hard to do good without it. Yet, the more power a man attains, the more evil he commits.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 27, 2010 | Christian Living, Prayer
Praying aloud can be scary particularly in a group setting where others can agree or disagree.
by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 12, 2008 | Christian Living, Politics
I once saw a sign that read, “Texas proud.” This got me thinking. Can pride ever be a virtue? Am I proud of our nation? The fact is there are a lot of things about this nation I am not proud of. I don’t like how we have one of the most permissive...
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 3, 2008 | Public Speaking
As you can see from my last post I am not a big fan of self confidence. So often presenters struggle with fear and so they compensate for their insecurities with self confidence. The Bible has a word for self confidence. The Bible calls it pride. Confidence might make...