What Does It Mean to Be Successful?
It’s Not What People Normally Think Success, true success is anything but normal. Dave Ramsey says, “If You want to succeed, you’ve got to be weird.” It is hard to be different. Standing out and being different opens us up to criticism and ridicule. It’s much easier and safer to blend in and go with […]
Hang In There!
It is hard to “Hang In There”. Holding on for dear life with the weight of the world on our shoulders. It’s lonely hanging there all by ourselves as our arms get more and more tired. We just want to let go. DON’T LET GO! We forget or are unaware that we don’t have to […]
How Do You Make Your Dream Become A Reality?
It’s A Choice You Make…Or Not! It doesn’t matter if you’re dreaming about building a new home, a successful business or a great life, you have to choose to make them a reality. The importance of intentionality to dreams is critical to the outcome. This week I’ve been working on finalizing the proposal for my […]
Today, The Scripture Has Been Fulfilled In Your Hearing
The Bible can seem like an old history book. Full of things that are irrelevant to us today. This could not be further from the truth. Sure it’s a book full of history…but it’s so much more. It is the “Living Word”. John 1:1-4 says, “1In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was […]
“I Have A Dream” For A Team
And I Want It to Be A “Dream Team” It’s interesting how sometimes when we experience things, i.e. a word, a topic or a message, it seems that the same thing will show up multiple times, in multiple places within a short period of time. Some people would say this is just a coincidence. I […]
Keep Your Eyes Open, You Will See Miracles Galore
There are miracles happening all around us every day, some small and some huge. Just consider this amazing thing we call life. The complexity of a Swiss watch that we take for granted. The problem is that we become complacent about these things and forget where these miracles comes from. We were after all, made […]
The Cost of Change Can Be More Than Time and Money
It Can Be Reputation and Loyalty, and To Me These Are More Important Change happens for all kinds of reasons, some needed, some not. Some people love change, it excites them. These people are the ones pushing the envelope and coming up with new ways of doing things. Others on the opposite side never want […]
What Is Baptism And Why Does It Matter?
Baptism is one of those Christian terms that is used often and consequently can lose its importance and meaning. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptism baptism is – 1a : a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community b : a non-Christian rite using water for […]
What Does It Take to Be A Builder?
There’s So Much More to This Building Thing Than Just Construction I regularly go back through my life plans, especially at this time of the year, reviewing and revising them as needed to build the best life. Just like a construction project needs reviewed and revised in different phases of the project. Whether a building […]
It’s Time To Rise and Shine and Enjoy New Beginnings
I Can Only Imagine How Bright Things Will Be With God’s Light On Them This Sunday was about new beginnings… It’s the beginning of Pastor Lee’s fifth year as a valuable part of our church family. It’s the beginning of Epiphany, the commemoration of the coming of the Magi, the first manifestation of Christ to […]