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 …
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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 …
My Life Of Lies
We all deal with falsehoods. They come to us throughout life, and we are most impressed by them when we are young. Thankfully, we know the truth sets us free and in Christ we are free indeed (John 8:32). He begins to untangle the webs of deceit that so long entangled our hearts and minds. …
Don’t Give Up! Run Quickly!
THANK YOU for helping make Full Disclosure, Amazon's #1 New Release for its category! Taking this leap of faith is honestly scary because it requires vulnerability - something hard for our insecurities to face. However, my prayer is that these collective lessons of faith, family, fitness, and finance, like the ones we share each week …
No Weak Link Here!
We are all too familiar with what it means to be the weakest link - and not many desire to be considered one. However, sometimes we may be exactly that if we are not guarded and aware to those things that can derail our best intentions: Distractions: When we get distracted, we loose clarity and …
“Call Of The Wild”
The wild calls to each of us. However, which of the "wilds" we respond to have different results. For example, there is the wildness of this world and the wildness of Christ: Wisdom: The wisdom of the world is actually foolishness to God. Often times, His ways are completely opposite to what the world teaches. …
Nourish Your Heart, Mind & Soul – Read Good Books
To The Pursuit of "True" Love! #HighwaysEnd S.D.G.
Fit For The Fight
As Christians, we are to be peacemakers, but this does not mean we are not in a fight. For we are clearly told our struggle is real and that we have an enemy. Therefore, we must always be ready and never let our guard down, or assume we are without the need to fight: Faith: …
Battle Grounds
There are no shortage of battles we face in life. However, the Bible teaches us that even though we will face hard times and struggles, we needn't fret, or worry, for the ultimate battle has already been won by Christ. Therefore, could it be that each battle we face is allowed by a holy God …
Problem Solving
In the ninth chapter of the Luke we read about Jesus feeding the multitudes. Powerful truth and encouragement are revealed through a very short section of Scripture, beginning in verse 10 and ending in verse 17. For me, it demonstrates how God allows problems for our growth and benefit in the following ways: The Problem: …
