Fear can be crippling, paralyzing, and debilitating. Yet, it's something we all have to deal with eventually. Recently, my family rented a boat while we were visiting the Florida Keys. We had a GPS and set our course for a famed coral reef out in the middle of the ocean. I know how to drive …
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Plucking Pride
Pride is a nasty thing. Ironically, we may be good at spotting it in others, but can miss it in ourselves. Some symptoms of pride include always trying to one up another person. Meaning, if they caught a "big" fish, our fish story has to be bigger. Perhaps, we also have a hard time admitting …
Walk This Way
Sometimes it may feel impossible to live the Christian life - to do and be all the Bible teaches; and, in many ways it is, when left to our own strength, and ability. In fact, it is nearly impossible to live out an authentic Christian life apart from Jesus Christ - and that's the point. …
Silencing The Storms
A fire of restlessness consumed my soul, and far too many years were wasted in vain attempts to quench the burn. Of course, nothing in this world could - no measure of success, promotion, praise, romance, relationship, intoxicant, and/or pursuit. Only a temporary cooling could they provide, but in time, the remaining embers raged back …
Weary Wanderers and Wounded Warriors
I recently had the honor and privilege to meet and interview baseball legend, Darryl Strawberry. He has achieved great fame and success in the sporting world as a four time World Series winner. He is also well known for his various struggles off the mound. Today, he is a champion of encouragement to others and …
A Cling Fling
Most of us know the story of Jesus walking on water out to His disciples who were panically rowing in a sweeping storm. Incredibly, Peter has the audacity to leave the boat and temporarily walks on water! The other disciples watched while clinging to the hope that their boat would stay afloat. We see another …
When Fear & Faith Collide
Most of us struggle with fear, worry and anxiety at times. This is just a part of life, but we don't have to allow our fears to keep us in a cage. I recall when I was younger being very shy. And of course, being shy, I rarely spoke. This made me "different" from the …
Tar Babies
The old American folktale of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox tells of how Brer Fox once tricked Brer Rabbit by making a doll made of tar. As Rabbit bounced by to speak to the tar baby, he was aggravated by how the doll never spoke back. As a result, he ends up punching the doll …
Overflow
What is overflow? One example would be when our cups are too full to hold any more. As a result, if more is poured in, there is an overflow. This is also a beautiful illustration of how our life with Christ can be. However, there are times we are tempted to try and catch the …
Surf’s Up!
Learning to surf can be challenging. For one, we will undoubtedly fall and crash. However, many eager to learn get right back up for the chance to take on another wave. Why? For the thrill of catching and then riding a wave to shore is hard to match. Even if we body surf, there's nothing …
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