There are so many times I get impatient and frustrated when things don't move as quickly, efficiently, or effectively as I would like. It may be a meeting I'm preparing for, or a special event and everything leading up to it seems to be going astray. I recently faced three events like this back to …
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The Surrender Adventure
Can genuine believers in Jesus Christ be saved yet still live worldly? Only God knows our hearts, but I do know I did not fully experience the peace and abundant life Jesus promises believers until I committed to surrendering my mind, heart, and daily life to Him. I was "a believer", but did not choose …
Victory Over Vanity
Betrayal and rejection - none of us like these realities of life. In fact, we often try desperately to avoid them. Perhaps we faced rejection at an early age, either by parents and/or peers. Maybe we never quite measured up, or "fit in". Maybe we never felt like we actually had approval and acceptance. As …
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 …
Somebody Save Me
Sometimes it can feel like everything is against us. Like we have more enemies than allies and that even our allies can't really be trusted. Why do we tend to fall into these times of anxiety and worry? It must be how Daniel felt when he was cast into the lions' den, or Joseph when …
Redirected Ambition Addiction
Addiction is not a good thing. Ambition however can be good, or bad. It just depends on how it is directed. Often times our ambition is purely selfish. We may convince ourself otherwise, but when we step back and get honest we can see the root cause and driver for our ambitious goals. I have …
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 …
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. …
Your Dreams Won’t Work Until You Do.
Imagine carrying your dreams like seeds in your pocket. How many actually get planted? In reality, many people live with their pockets full of dreams and die never really pursuing any of them. As a result, many live with regret, passionless living, depression, and boredom. I often speak on the value of pursuing dreams because …
Better Together
As I think back on my relationship with my wife, I can't help but see God's hand all over it. We met in college and although we were "Christians," we definitely weren't walking closely with the Lord, but despite that, God still drew our hearts together and we got married shortly after graduating college. Many …
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