- 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…
- Christian Life, Faith, Fear, Finances, God, Hope, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Uncategorized
Mountain-Moving Prayer
Do you need some mountains moved in your life? We’ve all experienced them: sickness, loss of a job, financial setbacks, or relationship problems. What is your mountain? Jesus said prayer moves mountains. In Mark 11, Jesus admonished…
- 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…
“What Are You Giving Up for Lent?”
“What are you giving up for Lent?” I’ve had several people ask me this question over the last week or so. I’ve never given up anything for Lent because I’ve never observed it. You may gasp at…
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…
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…
If You Always Do What You’ve Always Done…
I just watched the University of Georgia score another touchdown against Alabama increasing their lead to 20-7. That’s the good news. The bad news is that I happen to be at a restaurant which is playing a…
Personal Growth Plan
Usually, by now, I have completed my personal growth goals and plans for the upcoming year. With my preparations for my mission trip to Mexico and Christmas activities (among other things0), I’m a little behind. I started…
