What season do you find yourself in today? Would you characterize your life as being in the Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter? I know where I live the season seems a bit messed up. It’s May and I’m writing on the back deck of our home wearing a sweatshirt. The Fall-like weather feels great but … More Seek Him first in your season
Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent. It is a time that many Christians take to prepare themselves leading up to the celebration of Easter. I have heard of those who are giving up things like chocolate, Facebook, Coke, or some other daily habit during this time. Lent is not something my … More I will pursue You
In the words of Oswald Chambers, “The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer.” So, why do you pray? Prayer is a powerful weapon and tool for those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. The goal of prayer is not that we get something. Or … More Why do you pray?
2013: Day 1. New things bring about fresh excitement. A New car, a new house, a new job, a new relationship, and a New Year all bring about this fresh excitement. Today being January 1, all of us are probably going to make some sort of commitments to change. We are going to live better-healthier … More My best for His glory
I have been captivated by Margaret Feinberg’s new book Wonderstruck. Many other people have been too. It has barely been out a week and it’s already into the 2nd printing!! Before its release on Christmas day, I received an advanced copy of three chapters. The timing for me to read these chapters were definitely God … More Look up and open your eyes…
At the beginning of the year, I set for myself a goal to ride 2-3 Centuries (100 miles) on my trusty Centurion. Many upgrades to my bike over the past year have me set in a good position to continue to ride. Well, the first two rides have come and gone. The first Ididn’t get to … More Don’t ever be satisfied…
When was the last time you sat down with God to deal with sin in your life? That’s heavy question. I can recall so many times being in one particular church needing to go to the altar to pray… often! Maybe it was because going to the altar to pray was a big part of … More Confession of Sin
I often wonder why I find myself where I am in life. Did I arrive on purpose or by accident? Or was it a series of good or bad mistakes? There’s not much around me that resembles the dream I once had. Maybe the dream was just a personal fantasy not born of God. Maybe … More Growing Spiritually?
This year I have been asked to take on two different teams and my response to both was, “Yes, I will take it on.” (The teams were with different organizations.) I had reservations prior to agreeing to work with both. At the time, it seemed the opportunities out-weighed the reservations. In both cases, shortly after I started the small reservations I had … More Ignoring Internal Reservations
A friend of mine asked me after church where I was going to me riding my bicycle that afternoon. After I told him where I was heading he said, “You don’t want to take a wrong turn.” The problem with his statement is that I was already concerned about riding out there since I had never … More “You don’t want to take a wrong turn…”
