Have you ever been bogged down by your past, your regrets, your failures? I have. Most of the time I recognize that as the enemy wanting to steal the joy I have in a life of grace and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. “It is grace not to be paralyzed by regret. The cross teaches that …
Outlook Determines Outcome Like a History teacher who gives the same tests every year, it’s easy for us to get locked in to doing the same thing over and over. We need to grow. We need to be challenged. We need to see the changes God may want for our hearts and in the way …
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) No one gives hope and strength like God! Speaking through Isaiah, God gives us this beautiful promise to those who hope …
Need Help? When we go through difficult times we, many times, look to our own strength. Gods wants to give us His wisdom, His strength, His peace. He is always with us. His ways are far better than our ways. “I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My …
PT and ST I’m a huge proponent of Physical Therapy. After three knee surgeries and an elbow surgery, the recovery is quicker and better with PT. But with the therapy there is also some pain. “Spiritual Therapy” is similar. In our spiritual journey, with discipline, we grow, learn and draw nearer to Christ, but occasionally …
Value Others One of the many things I love about baseball is that, ideally, all athletes on a team compete as one. Once the umpire says “play ball” there are no Presbyterians, Baptists or Catholics; there are no Democrats, Republicans or Independents, there are no blacks, browns or whites…there is a team wearing one uniform, …
The Cornerstone The foundation we build our life on makes all the difference. Some build on shifting sand, some build on a cliff’s edge, and some build on the Rock. Jesus is the Rock. He is our hope. He is our security. He is our Truth. “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;”(Psalms …
My mother is 97 and in the past month she has become weaker physically. She doesn’t have the strength in her legs to walk. She still has her sense of humor and she still remembers “country sayings” she learned from her mother decades ago. Yesterday, when we were helping her get into her wheelchair, she …
Perhaps you’ve heard the old Mills Brothers song, “You Always Hurt the One You Love.” (By the way, that song is from my mother’s era). Even though this song was written with a romantic message, the message is close to being accurate in all of our relationships. We allow ourselves to be negative, sarcastic, and …
We have a tendency to overinflate the importance of talent. What matters most are the right practices; the right environment and disciplines can turn many average performers into high performers. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.” (Unknown) “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the …