MOUND VISITOkMany years ago when I was playing Minor League Baseball I drifted far away from Christ. I became ashamed and felt like a hypocrite when I would try to pray. He wasn’t distant from me, but I felt so far away. The enemy used my guilt and shame to separate me from the only …
MOUND VISIT Sometimes we get stuck in a rut and we need a hand up. Worry has been one of the things the enemy uses to pull me into a rut and to rob my joy. When I ask Jesus to give me a hand up out of the rut, He never fails me. He …
MOUND VISIT Good morning!It’s never been more evident to me that we live in a fallen world. Sounds like a terrible thing to talk about on a beautiful Sunday morning. Here’s the good news…we serve a risen Savior! We have incredible hope. Not the kind of hope that “maybe things will work out,” but hope …
MOUND VISIT Developing trust in others is one of the most important things to do in athletics, business and relationships…especially family. John Maxwell gives us advice on how develop this all important trust. He’s says, “make sure that what you say, what you do, and what you say you do all match.” “For we are …
Most people have great expectations…for others. If sports fans expected half as much effort and success for themselves as they do the players and coaches on their favorite team, they would become phenomenally successful in their own careers. We demand excellence from others, but not so much for ourselves. We expect less from ourselves because …
Leading with the wrong motives makes it difficult for those who follow. John Maxwell once said, “The person without charisma walks into a room and says ‘Here I am.’ The person with charisma walks into a group and says, ‘There you are.’” “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and …
Our co-worker’s or our neighbor’s sin irritates us more than our own. We can justify why we fail, but many times shake our heads and wonder why other people do what they do. When we fall in to this spiritual blindness, we take our eyes off our own sin and we don’t appreciate the amazing …
The world is relentless in the way it tries to make you someone other than yourself. People who stay true to themselves and who God created them to be will please Him and enjoy much peace. “Today you’ll envy the blessings of another or you’ll bask in the wonder of the amazing grace you have …
MOUND VISIT Are you a peacemaker or troublemaker? Occasionally, I scroll through my X(Twitter) feed and see comments that are meant totally to insult someone. It usually involves sports, politics and, occasionally, religion. Some who post are angry and bitter and they simply want you to become angry and bitter. If social media is sowing …
MOUND VISIT We are all a work in progress. We grow, we fail. We walk tall, then we fall. In our pursuit of pleasing God, we stumble, but He steadies us. We surrender to Him and He uses us for good. Don’t be discouraged, keep walking, keep growing and continue to pursue the One who …