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Life
What is your response in dealing with discouraging people? As you go through life you quickly realize there is no shortage of people who will frustrate you. You know they type of people I’m talking about, they seem to have… Continue Reading →
What comes to mind when you think of a good soldier? Perhaps the words competent, brave, or obedient come to mind. Let’s see how the Apostle Paul defined a good soldier, Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of… Continue Reading →
What is your initial response when you face trouble? Perhaps it’s an automatic response of two words, the first one is “Oh” and I’ll let you fill in the other word. Maybe your response is “Why me?” It can be… Continue Reading →
What’s your attitude when you’re facing difficult times? If you focus on the difficulties that you’re facing, you may experience a downward spiral and feel overwhelmed. King David of Israel encountered a number of challenges in his life. What was… Continue Reading →
If someone asked you, “What are your talents?” how would you respond? I have noticed that we can be somewhat reticent to talk about our talents. Perhaps in a desire to appear humble, we don’t want to draw attention to… Continue Reading →
Rooted: The Hidden Places Where God Develops You Rooted: The Hidden Places Where God Develops You by Banning Liebscher points out that one’s fruitfulness depends upon a strong and healthy root system. The author asserts, “Abundant, enduring fruitfulness is the mandate… Continue Reading →
It was a foggy morning on the California coast the morning of July 4th, 1952. Twenty one miles to the west, on Catalina Island, a 34 year old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California. She was… Continue Reading →
The recognition of our mortality is a sobering experience. When we’re young we don’t give much thought to death, however, this past week I attended two funerals. As we consider the brevity of life it causes us to reflect upon… Continue Reading →
When I was in the flight squadron every month we would receive a magazine entitled Approach. This magazine highlighted airplane accidents so that we could learn from the mistakes of others and not make the same error. A common theme… Continue Reading →
I recently enjoyed a wonderful evening playing Punderdome with some family members. The game is fairly straightforward. You start with a pun question as a warm-up and the first person who provides an answer receives an extra 30 seconds. You… Continue Reading →
If someone watched you for several days what would that person conclude about your life? That which you most treasure reveals the condition of your heart. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said to His disciples, for where your… Continue Reading →
What comes to your mind when you think of idols? An idol may be defined as an object of admiration, adoration, or devotion. An idol is anything that comes between you and God. The Bible is filled with numerous warnings… Continue Reading →
I want to give a special welcome to Claire Rhoads who has written today’s blog post. Claire and I will be working together on this blog to share thoughts from the heart to encourage your heart. Take a look at the About… Continue Reading →
A cursory glance of the headlines can be fairly discouraging. There seems to be no shortage of bad news: the threat of global terrorism, economic insecurity, and corruption and unrest in our cities to name a few. Most recently the Brexit… Continue Reading →
We long to live a life above our circumstances. We desire stability in difficult times and fruitfulness from our labors. This longing engenders the question, “How do I experience a life of fruitfulness?” The Psalmist gives us a picture of… Continue Reading →
