by Ray Waters | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
In the ancient Hebrew Scriptures it is recorded, “As a person thinks in their heart, so are they.” It is a simple yet profound thought. You determine what your life will be. You can choose today to think lofty, loving thoughts or you can spend your time contemplating...
by Ray Waters | Jul 25, 2016 | Adventure, Blog Post
Orthodoxy means “correct belief.” Orthopraxy means “correct practice.” Too many of us hold to the right beliefs about most things, but never get around to putting any of those beliefs into practice. Many will argue that all that really matters is...
by Ray Waters | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog Post, Leadership
Sometimes I have to hire laborers to do hard, physical work that I am not willing to do. The going rate is around $100 a day. Today, I felt unbelievably fortunate to hire a guy named Elbert Williams to cut down some huge, overgrown bushes, pull them up by the roots...
by Ray Waters | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
Life isn’t fair. I realize that every day when I meet people, hear their stories, and then compare them to my own. Many blame their place in life on their circumstances and it sounds something like this….. My parents weren’t there for me. My first wife wrecked me and...
by Ray Waters | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
Anything worth doing comes with fear attached. What if I can’t do it? What if I fail at this? Will people see me as a loser? What if the learning curve is too great? What if I don’t really have the aptitude needed? I get these same fearful thoughts every time I begin...
by Ray Waters | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
On a cold February afternoon in 1979, I drove the 5 miles from my high school to WSSA, a 5000 watt radio station located south of Atlanta. After interning for a month, I was about to sit behind the microphone for my first on-air shift. I would be working “afternoon...