Personal Growth
- Change, Christian Life, Culture, Decisions, Discipleship, Emotional Health, Life, Personal Growth, Purpose, Spiritual Disciplines
Aligning with God
I watched a video recently while trying to understand the concept of wheel alignment on my car. I’ve had many alignments performed through the years, but I’ve never understood what the mechanics are doing. They’ve used words…
- Bible, Christian Life, Discipleship, Personal Growth, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
Spiritual Victory – Our Spiritual Sword
I receive a lot of emails every day. Fortunately, my email service filters out a lot of them and deposits them in the spam folder. I rarely look at this folder, but I just opened it to…
Spiritual Victory – Pt. 1
I spent most of last week at a wonderful writers’ conference at Ridgecrest, NC, but it left me needing a nine-day week to get everything ready for the weekend. This meant I had to spend extra time…
Consequences
Isn’t compound interest a wonderful thing? Maybe I should restate that. Compound interest is a wonderful thing if you are receiving it instead of paying it! Investopedia says, “Compound interest is the interest on a loan or deposit…
Visible Faith
“If something’s going to be done right, you’ve got to do it yourself!” Is that always true? Of course not. In preparation for the sermon I delivered yesterday, I came across an exciting passage of Scripture found…
- Coronavirus, Covid-19, Depression, Emotional Health, Emotional Well-being, Health, Pandemic, Personal Growth, Physical Fitness, Rest, Sleep
Is It Here to Stay?
“The virus is never going away.” I just read that statement in an article and felt chills run down my back—not from the virus, but from the dread. Fortunately, a vaccine will be developed, and world citizens…
What Do You Recommend?
Many are “sheltering at home,” but what should we be doing during this time? God wasn’t surprised by the coronavirus, and He wants to use this time in your life. This is not a parenthesis in your…
15 Days of Faith – Day 5
I don’t know many people who like being tested. I used to think that if I ever got out of school, I’d never have to take another test in my life. Boy, was I wrong. I have…
One Degree
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” I just spent some time reviewing my 2020 personal growth goals and noted that some of them are making a repeat appearance…
Mountain Climbing
“Did you enjoy your hike?” I bet I’ve been asked that at least 50 times since returning from my most recent backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. My first answer is “No!” I didn’t enjoy my trip…