Relentless
A Relentless God A dog with a bone.A young child asking “Why?”A politician talking trash about his rivals. We see examples of relentlessness every day. We’ve all probably been relentless…
Reflective Practice
Connections, Culture & Choice Sometime during a week-long visit to Williamsburg, VA and many of its historical offerings, a pattern emerged that connected not only the places we visited but…
Weight Training
Weight training makes you stronger, but too much weight can injure you. Even carrying a weight you’re strong enough to lift can injure you if you carry it for too…
Steal, Kill & Destroy
“The thief comes to steal, kill & destroy.” (John 10:10) The word “steal” used in John 10:10 is not just a taking of something. It involves deception and misleading too.…
Overcoming Discouragement
Discouragement happens for a variety of reasons. Maybe that's why it's addressed so frequently in the Bible. Job was discouraged because of his family and friends. (Book of Job)Elijah became…
Cultivating Perseverance
Recently, I’ve felt worn out both physically and mentally. I’ve also felt like I’m spinning my wheels spiritually. I believe in progress over perfection, but I’m struggling with keeping my…
Become Effective By Being Selective
In The Purpose Driven Life, Day 3, Rick Warren begins by asking this question: “What drives your life?” In the discussion, Warren talks about “quiet desperation” and “aimless distraction.” All…
Enhanced Personality
“Surrendering to God doesn’t repress your personality, it enhances it.” (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity) Enhancing something means raising it and amplifying it. It means improving it in value, quality and…
Course Corrections
Pilots make course corrections continually throughout a flight. If they don’t, the plane will end up far from its goal, maybe over an ocean and out of fuel. Several factors…
Battling Discouragement
Life can be discouraging. One area of persistent discouragement for me involves lack of apparent progress. That lack can be in myself or in those closest to me, but it…