Jesus is the Bread of Life

Bread is Important to Sustaining Life The Guinness World Record for the longest loaf of bread is 3,975 feet long and was baked for 59:30 hours. Starting on July 7th, 2005 at 8:00 PM and finishing on July 10th at 7:30 AM. It takes 9 minutes for a combine to harvest enough wheat to make […]

The Tool for Breaking Big Things Down 

Taking the First Next Step  Building and running a successful business is a big undertaking. It can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Last week we talked about breaking big things down into small pieces. We discussed the process of accomplishing big dreams by starting with the first, next thing.   Nothing gets done […]

Jesus is the Light of the World

And We Need All the Light We Can Get The number seven is throughout the Bible. John used seven a lot of different times in his Gospel. One of those sevens, is the seven “I Am” statements. These seven statements from Jesus are: This week we’re going to focus on Jesus being the light of […]

Breaking Big Things Down into Small Pieces

What’s the First Next Step? We’ve been talking a lot about routines over the past several weeks. Like most things, it sounds great, but where to start? There’s already too much to do and not enough time. There’s no room on the list to add anything else. No one ever said building a successful business […]

The Greatest Joy

Mary Finds the Tomb Empty This past Sunday was Easter. The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. In John 20:1-10, Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’ tomb and finds the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. She assumes someone has stolen the body and ran to tell the disciples. Peter and John go back to […]

What Does Daily Life Planning Look Like?

And How It Fits in My Morning Routine We’ve been discussing routines and how they help us get more done. How reading and learning is a big part of developing a good routine. And how I use journaling. Last week it was daily planning. The first thing on Daily Planning is reviewing my Weekly Life […]

We All Have Crosses to Bear

Life is Full of Heavy Crosses Life is hard. There are all sorts of trials and tribulations that we go through. None of these crosses are as heavy as the one Jesus carried. These past several weeks we been going through Jesus’ final week, and what a week it was. He went from being celebrated […]

The Next Step of the Morning Routine

Reminders Are a Big Part of This Taking control of your life requires intentional action. Having a routine is a big part of that control. The past several weeks we discussed routines and their importance in being productive. Last week we focused on my morning journaling. My routine includes reminders …. lots and lots of […]

Jesus’ Blood is On Us

We Can’t Wash Our Hands of This We’re getting closer to the cross this week. The past several weeks we’ve been going on this journey with Jesus. Too much of the time we just jump from Palm Sunday to Easter and bypass the ugly part in between. And there is a lot of ugly. Part […]

Get Your Day Started Off Right 

Your Morning Routine Should Be Where Your Day Starts  Being out of control is one of the most helpless feelings we can have. I shared a little bit about my struggle with this last week and how reading and learning changed things for me.   It was the realization that I had control over my decisions […]