Consequences are built into the process of life. We cannot avoid the positive or negative consequences of our choices. However, love is not an automatic consequence. Love is a choice we make and then we face the consequences that come from it. This is the rub. For what if the response to our love is …
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Listen. Learn. Love.
Although I'm getting better, it can still be challenging to fully listen at times. Perhaps it's because my mind is always racing on multiple things at once, or because I can get distracted with various ideas and interests at the same time. No matter which it is, sadly it boils down to being more interested …
Hardened By Hardship
At an early age, I had to learn to be strong. My parents divorced when my sister and I were young, and as the older bother, I felt I had to be stable for her. It was hard on both of us to travel between our parents homes - leave one to stay with the …
Money Master
P.T. Barnum once said, "money is a terrible master, but an excellent servant". I couldn't agree more, but there's another component necessary to prevent money from becoming our master in the first place and to serve excellently - God. Until we realize we serve God and possess a sincere desire to honor God in all …
Spend Wisely
We only have a certain number of days. The trick is most of us will never know how many those are. One of the radical things my family did was too cancel cable TV. I know - extreme, and I didn't think it was possible at first, but it had to be done. We were …
Long May You Run
One of my favorite and most convicting verses in the Bible is Jeremiah 12:5. It asks a simple yet profound question. "If the footrace with men has worn you out, how will you contend with the horses"? In other words, there is much work yet to be done, and growing in endurance and perseverance is …
Worth Surrendering For
I remember daydreaming as a child of what my life would be like when I was older. One of my favorite dreams was of having a family of my own. I remember this one particular family who lived next door to us very well. They seemed to represent the most idealistic family to me, because …
