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Failure shouldn’t define you but refine you. Tim Botto Failure is an inevitable fact of life. You can let it define you and confine you, or you can choose to allow it to refine you and then move on and leave… Continue Reading →
There are two monumental dates in your life – the day you’re born and the day you die. You have no control over the first date and most of us do not have control over the second, but we do… Continue Reading →
It’s not the truth that you know, but the truth that you obey that matters. Johnny Hunt There is often a gap between what we know and what we do with what we know. Our goal is to shrink that… Continue Reading →
The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus uses the story of Elisha’s meeting with the king of Israel as the foundation of his book. We see that Elisha instructed the king, He said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he… Continue Reading →
What comes to your mind when you think of a leader? Many people envision that leadership is about power and position along with a title and a corner office. Jesus’ disciples had a view that reflected the world’s view of… Continue Reading →
“Yet the LORD says, ‘During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet.’” Deuteronomy 29:5 Imagine not having to go shopping for clothes or shoes,… Continue Reading →
O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you… Continue Reading →
Taking a road trip with our family is kind of like mobilizing a military campaign. There is food: we’re still searching for that perfect car snack that makes no crumbs, cannot melt, won’t make people hyper, and is unspillable. There… Continue Reading →
1. You can overcome temptation by following the example of Jesus. 2. I’d go on a diet for a few weeks and all I’d lost is fourteen days. 3. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking… Continue Reading →
You’re tired. You’re hungry. You’re ready for some well-deserved “me-time, after a significant yet draining period of ministering to others. Jesus’ disciples experienced all this, when, after extensive ministry, “…they didn’t even have a chance to eat…” (Mark.6:31). (now that’s… Continue Reading →
By yielding to temptation you can lose in a moment what it took a lifetime to gain. We face temptations from the world, our fleshly desires, and the devil. As we face these temptations, we must realize our dependence upon God,… Continue Reading →
What enables you to persevere when you desperately want to quit? The writer of Hebrews gives us sage advice for running well in the race of life, Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let… Continue Reading →
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. We can become so enmeshed in the problems of everyday life that we fail to see God at work. In… Continue Reading →
History and modern media report battles and great accomplishments, extolling the heroes — the main players, those in the “starring roles”. But no one gets anywhere or does anything great without support. Exodus 17:8-13 records the significance of such support…. Continue Reading →
We face a number of transitions in life: we enter school, get a job, change jobs, develop new relationships, the transitions continue on. Transitions can be a time psychological turmoil as we leave the familiar and step into a new role…. Continue Reading →
