Do we think of God as being fun, or more as a kill joy, and always deadly serous, stern, and somber? Our image of God, or as AW Tozer said, What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. If this is true, I wonder how many …
Category: Encouragement
Done Wrong
It hurts when someone does us wrong. Especially when it comes from someone close to us. Unfortunately, most of us know of this pain far too well, and sadder still is perhaps the wrong we have inflicted on others. Often times it is our wounds that manifest into insecurities, fears, pride, ego, lusts, and anger, …
Facing Troubles
Troubles come and go - they are like waves of the ocean - constant, continuous, and consistent. However, so is God’s goodness, love, and faithfulness. Yes - troubles will come, but we don’t have to make them worse. Instead, we can trust God with them. Seek His guidance, and direction, and instead of trying to …
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Someone once said, “look closely. The beautiful may be small”. Good reminder when what so often can win our attention is the broken, and chaotic. And though those things have their time and place to be engaged, making the effort to not miss the beauty also present, and to perhaps even to offer it, makes …
Don’t Just Do Something – Sit There.
We’ve all heard the expression don’t just sit there - do something, but sometimes, it’s the exact opposite that proves more true. We do a lot of “something” all the time, and that constant doing, can reek havoc on our mind, body, and soul. Just think about the shame, guilt, and condemnation that can sink …
Business with Soul
Having been corporately trained the majority of the decades I have been in finance, and although I received and experienced great value from the training and development, I always felt a bit out of place knowing there had to be more to what we were doing than merely driving for and being measured solely by …
Peace Out
Finding fault in others and even ourselves is easy. But what I love so much about God’s advice to us is He is constantly reminding and encouraging us to hold each other up, to pursue peace, and to find the beauty in everyone, over faults. To do this however, we must be content, confident, and …
“Adventure Capitalist”
Apparently there’s a video game called Adventure Capitalist, which isn’t known by me, but long before the game existed, the title was used for those who loved the pursuit of adventure. Interestingly, the founder of Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, is quoted as saying, “true adventure begins when everything goes wrong”. If this be true, we are …
Who Cares?
What in the world does returning a shopping cart, or not, have to do with anything - what’s the point, and who cares? But “care” is exactly the point. If haven’t heard by now, there is a theory going around that basically suggests what we do with our shopping carts reveals our true character. It …
Soul Soothing
I couldn’t get enough of the crystal clear waters of the beach last week. To be more specific, it was a sand bar I paddled out to via kayak several feet offshore that provided the respite. It was a tranquil place where I could see the sandy white shore below, as I rolled over the …
