Every Year is a Great Year, Some Are Just Greater Than Others
And What Makes a Year Like 2020 so Great? Some people would argue that there was very little about the year 2020 that was great. 2020 was certainly not what I expected or had planned for. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t great. Often, when asked how my day’s going, I will pause briefly, review the […]
Look for the Blessings in All Things
We Get to Choose How We Look at Things Another year has come and gone. Many are happy about this, considering this past year. There is no doubt that it had it’s share of difficulties. Why does God allow suffering? Who knows? What we do know is that can’t always understand God’s plans. Suffering is […]
Why Do I Need Focused Intensity?
And the Importance of Me Incorporating It Going Forward The world is full of amazing, exciting and interesting things which are constantly fighting for our attention. Now more than ever we are bombarded by things requesting our time. The difficult part is sorting through them and determining which ones we should spend our time and […]
Obedience is the Key to all Doors
God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary People As I write this, Christmas is just a few days away. I love Christmas! It’s a wonderful time of the year. A time when people’s niceness seems to bubble to the surface more than any other. The anticipation and surprises when opening presents is one of my favorite […]
There Are a Limited Number of Ideas
So, What Makes One Better Than Another? It’s less than two weeks until this year will be over. The end of one year and the start of another is often a time used for reflecting on the past and looking to the future. In last week’s post I referred to my working on goal setting […]
Humble or Proud…Which Should I Be?
The Answer is Found in Knowing Who You’re Meant to Be Humility and pride seem to be at odds. On the surface it appears that it has to be one or the other…that the two can’t coexist. There’s no question that the Bible is full of scriptures that say pride is going to lead to […]
An Unexpected, Modern-Day Twist to The Christmas Carol
It’s Never Too Late to Build A Better Life An update of the December 29, 2018 post. As I’m working on goal setting and planning for the new year, I’ve been reviewing the past several years. Looking back can be disappointing and discouraging if things haven’t gone as well as you had planned. And this […]
Make My Heart a Manger
A place Where Jesus Can Reside This time of the year the Christmas story is a big part of things. You know the one, the on where Jesus was born in a stable and laid in a manger. As we reflect on this story here are a few things to think about. When Mary and […]
It’s Amazing How Quickly Profit Can Get Sucked Up
Missed Deadlines Are Like a Big Shop Vac to Profit It’s hard for some of us to make money…for others not so much. I’m not talking about how businesses and lives look on the outside. I’m talking about the real and truthful hidden beneath the exterior profit. Borrowed money often makes things appear way better […]
We Want a World Without Suffering
There is No Such Thing, This Side of Heaven There is no question that the world has plenty of examples of suffering. Why, we ask, would a loving God permit pain and suffering? Ultimately, this is a question that you will have to ask Him. Suffering is critical to us becoming who we’re meant to […]