Tag Archive: bible

Optimists Rise to the Occasion

By: Jackie Monroe
We’ve all heard the saying (or paraphrase) that with great power comes great responsibility. Did you know that this saying actually orginiated in the Bible?

Luke 12:48- …From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded;…

A Meaningful Life through the Optimism Lens

 In 1949, Bing Crosby crooned the famous words, “Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between.”  This song line illustrates how difficult it is for people to keep a positive perspective …

Trust in God for Optimism

Most of us would agree that there is nothing more precious than our children.  When it comes to having someone take care of them like a babysitter or day care center we are cautious and vigilant about whom we hire.  Many modern day parents lo…

God Given Optimism in Nature and Natural Disasters

By Dr. Russ
As we have been hit by a ‘plethora’ of natural disasters–mostly in the form of tornadoes in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Alabama–we are driven to ask, “Why so much destruction and disaster?”  When a twister wipes out half the buil…

Optimists Do Not Seek Meaning in the Meaningless Events of Life

By Dr. Russ,
As we read, hear and watch day in and day out about tornados wiping out major portions of entire towns with hundreds killed, we can easily find ourselves struggling with the question of why?  Why are these events happening?  Why …

Optimism Lessons on Maundy Thursday

By Dr. Russ
Maundy Thursday is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as described in the Gospels of the New Testament.  The celebration and religious servi…

Tweet for Jesus

By Dr. Russ,
Today is Palm Sunday.  It was a springtime Sunday in about the year 30 A.D.  The holy city of Jerusalem was crowded with Pilgrims who had come for the annual Passover celebration.  And, Jesus made his triumphant entry into t…

Optimism Tip of the Week from the New Testament Version of James

By Dr. Russ,
Tip of the Week:  Read James 1:2-18 to see what the Bible says about OPTIMISTIC STAMINA and ENDURANCE.  
Below, you will find two key sets of Versus from this section of scripture.
New Living Translation
Faith and Endurance
Jame…

Ultimate Optimism: How to Live WITHOUT Ego and WITH an Abundance of Optimism

By Dr. Russ
Monday is Dr. Russ Busster Day.  Time to “Busst-Up” some pessimism.
During the next six weeks leading up to Easter, I will write frequently about the topic of re-birth.  Christians around the world celebrate the resurr…

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