Most of us have a co-worker, player, student or relative that’s very hard to love. But in John 13:34 Jesus commands us to love. In Tom Holladay’s excellent book, “The Relationship Principles of Jesus,” Tom shows us that when Jesus says “I command you to love one another,” He’s not saying, “Feel this way”; He’s …
Why does Jesus ask us to do what seems to us to be pretty much impossible? How many times should I forgive some who has wronged me, seven times? “No, seventy times seven.” Love our neighbor? “No, love one another as I have loved you.” Wait a minute, how can I love people that much? …
“…Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39) This is a command from the mouth of Jesus. Who is our neighbor? Everyone we come in contact with today in person, on Zoom, by email, phone and social media. How can we love like this? By allowing God to love us. The more time we spend …
Most of the people I follow on social media are baseball coaches. There’s a lot of “knowledge” thrown around about techniques, culture and analytics. That’s all well and good, but what coaches desperately need is wisdom…every day. Wisdom needs to be within you at every meeting, practice and one on one conferences with players. Ask …
I am praying for you all this morning. The best is yet to come! “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in …
In your prayer life do you tell God what you feel, or do you tell Him what you think He wants to hear? God wants to hear from the depths of our hearts. He can handle the honesty, the emotions, the concerns, your insecurities and your fears. You will not chase Him away. As a …
It’s good to set goals. It’s good to work hard toward reaching those goals. It’s never good to allow striving to reach goals to interfere with relationships. “God does not demand of me that I accomplish great things. He does demand of me that I strive for excellence in my relationships.” (Tom Holliday) ““A new …
Only changed people can change the world. (Rick Warren) “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, …
Within any team, business, organization or family the focus on “me” must give way to “we” if authentic harmony and success are to be achieved. “When you learn to live tor others, they will live for you.” (Unknown) “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who …
Someone once said, “what you do is only as good as why you do it.” “The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” (Proverbs 20:5) “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,” (Colossians 3:23) …