Monthly Archives: June 2016

How To Pray: Part VI

Posted on June 24, 2016 by James Gorton

Closing the deal.  Closing the sale.  When you go to buy a car, an effective salesman knows when to put the close on.  Closing too soon my hinder a customer from saying yes to buying the car because they feel … Continue reading →

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How to Pray: Part V

Posted on June 23, 2016 by James Gorton

I spent this last weekend up in Flagstaff with my wife Nadine, my son Carter, my daughter Victoria, and her two children Brayden and Keaton.  We decided to take a walk to the park and have the boys play in … Continue reading →

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How To Pray: Part IV

Posted on June 22, 2016 by James Gorton

The word that is spoken or written is very powerful.  When you are going through school which we all have done, listening to the teacher’s instruction is critically important in taking a test, or writing a paper, or passing a … Continue reading →

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How To Pray: Part III

Posted on June 21, 2016 by James Gorton

We live in a society where taking responsibility for wrong actions is a thing of the past.  It’s so much easier to blame others for the problems of life.  Pointing the finger when things go wrong is so easy to … Continue reading →

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How To Pray: Part II

Posted on June 16, 2016 by James Gorton

I was talking with a friend of mine on the phone and was telling them a story that took a few minutes to relate.  I had to give the back story to the story and then fill in the nitty … Continue reading →

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Run Over By a Car

Posted on June 15, 2016 by James Gorton

My wife loves to run. You heard it right. She loves to run. I don’t mean a mile or two every year. Not a few a month. I mean running 6+ miles two to three times a week. I know … Continue reading →

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How to Pray: Part I

Posted on June 15, 2016 by James Gorton

What happens when you are faced with a problem that is too big for you to handle?  Some of you might be saying that there is no problem to big to solve.  Others who are reading this might be saying … Continue reading →

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Powerlessness = Powerful

Posted on June 1, 2016 by James Gorton

The title doesn’t make sense does it?  How can you be powerful when you are powerless.  From birth we work on becoming more powerful in our decision making.  As an infant/toddler, we want to feed ourselves, shut our mouths when … Continue reading →

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