Thursday, November 15, 2018
| 1:40 min read | Change is a key part of life. Somewhere I read that failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change can be! I agree. When something needs to change in us, we’re foolish to avoid it. We’re also foolish to resist it. Resistance to change is a big problem with lots of […]
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
| 1:48 min read | Maybe you’ve heard the old joke about the man who asked his friend, “What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?” The friend replied, “I don’t know, and I don’t care!” His response inadvertently answered the question. Ignorance is what you don’t know. Apathy is a lack of concern or care. […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
| 1:22 min read | You’ve heard the statement before, haven’t you? “What you don’t know can’t hurt you!” I’m not sure who comes up with some of these crazy ideas, but the truth is, what you don’t know can hurt you. Ignorance can and will ransack your life. God warned us about the consequences […]
Monday, November 12, 2018
| 1:27 min read | Life is filled with changes. We live our lives in stages. From childhood to youth, to young adulthood, to middle age, to senior status, life is all about changes. Changes aren’t always easy. Especially if we are unprepared for them, or resistant to them. Yet change is essential for growth. […]
Friday, November 9, 2018
| 1:36 min read | Discontentment is a very common human ailment. Through constant messages from marketers, and the prevalence of social media influences, we’re continually reminded of the things we don’t have. When we look at our lives in the light of celebrities, or in contrast to the highlight reels of our peers on […]
Thursday, November 8, 2018
| 1:16 min read | How strong are you? I’m not talking about physical strength, I’m referring to spiritual strength. How spiritually strong are you? The beginning point of developing spiritual strength is actually counterintuitive. To be strong in spirit you must first acknowledge your weakness—your spiritual vulnerabilities. When you realize how spiritually weak you […]
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
| 1:27 min read | Have you been under pressure recently? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “pressure” as “the burden of physical or mental distress; the constraint of circumstance; the application of force to something; the stress of urgency of matters needing attention.” We really don’t need a formal definition to understand pressure. We know when it’s […]
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
| 1:35 min read | Decisions are a part of life. We make choices every day about all kinds of things, from the simplest decisions to very complicated ones. Nothing hinders good decision-making more than confusion. Confusion is mixed or contradictory ideas and opinions about something. It is a lack of clarity about a direction. […]
Monday, November 5, 2018
| 1:17 min read | Do you remember the “pre-Google Maps” days? I do! Years back, every journey to an unfamiliar destination required a map—a real paper map! You would mark your route and read the map to get where you were going. Inevitably, map reading included an additional element. When the map was unclear, […]
Friday, November 2, 2018
| 1:14 min read | Most people love giveaways. Walk through a mall or grocery store and you’ll notice people adjusting their path toward employees giving out samples—especially free food! As believers in Jesus, we’re called to distribute free samples of God’s goodness to others. Jesus said it this way in Matthew 10:8 (NIV) “… […]
Thursday, November 1, 2018
| 1:39 min read | A while back I had surgery on one of my knees. As a part of recovery, the doctor prescribed physical therapy. I was amazed at how quickly the muscles supporting my knee atrophied. In a matter of days following the surgery, I had lost a significant amount of strength that […]
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
| 1:21 min read | I suppose most of us would likely give ourselves low marks on the patience scale. We like quick. We like fast. We like immediate. The truth is, the greatest things in life take time to grow and develop. Compare a mushroom with an oak tree. The mushroom sprouts quickly and […]
Monday, October 29, 2018
| 1:09 min read | One of the most common questions people ask when going through a tough time is “why?” The “why am I going through this” question actually has an answer. The apostle James give us that answer in James 1:2-4 (TLB) “Dear brothers, is your life full of difficulties and temptations? Then […]
Friday, October 26, 2018
| 1:14 min read | Are you a worshiper? The truth is, we’re all worshipers. It’s just a matter of who or what we worship! Worship is all about the priorities and allegiances of your life. It’s about who or what you’re primarily devoted to. Some people worship their work. Some worship money. Others worship […]
Thursday, October 25, 2018
| 1:22 min read | Anyone who has been around church any length of time is likely familiar with an old hymn written by Louisa M. R. Stead around the turn of the 20th century. Here are all 4 verses and the chorus, and they’re worth reading: 1. Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, […]
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
| 1:22 min read | A while back I arrived at the church office with several items I needed to take into the building. I loaded myself down with these things to the point of barely being able to see. Navigating into the building was going to be a challenge. And then it happened. Someone […]