When I was 16, I stopped selling donuts and started selling drugs, and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Strange way ...
Do you feel like there’s never enough time each week to get everything done in your business? What about the rest of your life…feeling overwhelmed ...
If there was a secret your spouse or partner was hiding from you, would you want to know? If there was a ticking time bomb ...
I saw a Facebook post the other day from a man who came to this conclusion about his wife’s role in their sex life (paraphrased ...
My daughter is 3 and she LOVES all things “Frozen” so naturally, I’ve seen “Frozen 2” about 4,832 times. But something hit me the other ...
If your family moved out tomorrow, would you know why? Don’t get me wrong; I’m not suggesting something like that WILL happen, simply posing the ...
I like to think I can learn something from anything…but a fly? What vital lesson about life and leadership could I POSSIBLY tease out of ...
Have you ever woken up one morning and asked yourself, “Does what I do every day really MATTER?” Maybe the money is coming in just fine, ...
Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought, “I would LOVE to be where they are / have what they have / do ...
If you’re growing a business and a family at the same time, you know conflict is almost inevitable because both are hungry for your attention. ...
Have you heard the advice about “balancing work and family” if you want to keep your life from falling apart? What if it’s WRONG? What ...
Last weekend while doing a bit of “summer cleaning,” I realized something very, very important. Spiders LOVE my garage! This is very important because I ...
If you’re feeling 100% happy and fulfilled by your work, STOP READING NOW. This post isn’t for you. But…maybe you’re NOT happy. Maybe your work ...
In my work through the years in both business and ministry, I’ve gotten to KNOW many successful business owners. I don’t mean we just say ...
📽 ## If there was a “play the tape” moment for your life, would you want to be in the room? ## 📽 In a ...
Have you ever started a project, program or a journey with tons of excitement, only to say “This is NOT what I signed up for…” ...
Is it true that people who grind their own coffee are 38% more likely to be successful in life??? … …I have no idea, but ...
“So you’re KILLING IT at work, but it’s KILLING YOU inside…?” In my work through the years with all kinds of people, I can’t tell ...
There’s a lot of talk these days about “adding value” in business, but have you ever felt that just sounds like more on your plate ...
I REMEMBER WHEN MY FIRST $50,000 CHECK FAILED ME. I was in my early 20s when I got it and I had never seen that ...
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Galatians 1 JESUS CAME TO SET YOU FREE FROM SIN [The Lord Jesus Christ] gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. …
TOPICS: freedom, Galatians 1, redemption, salvation, sin, slavery
The dry, withered vine hung like tentacles from the branches of the aging pine. Once the vine had tried to seize control of the tree. It had threatened to overtake the pine and strip it of life until only the vine remained. Left unchecked, the vine would have grown so …
TOPICS: freedom, habits, identity, new creation, new life, salvation, struggle
July 4th, 2003 O Lord, our country is sick. In so many ways our nation is dying. Those we trusted to lead us have lied. Those we looked to for guidance have betrayed. Selfishness has triumphed over service. Greed has won over goodness. Instead of holding sacred the public trust, …
TOPICS: freedom, hope, independence, July 4th, liberty, prayer, repentance, resurrection
It’s hard for a two-year-old to stay in the boundaries. “I will run in the way of your commandments, when you enlarge my heart!” -Psalm 119:32 There they were, my godson and his friend, two little boys running ’round in the fresh-cut grass with a solid blue sky overhead. As …
TOPICS: boundaries, freedom, growth, trust
SELF-CONTROL SETS YOU FREE Do you struggle with self-control sometimes? “Older men are to be…self-controlled. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior…and so train the young women…to be self-controlled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled…For the grace of God has appeared, training us to live self-controlled…lives.” …
TOPICS: freedom, godliness, holiness, passion, self-control, slavery, Titus 2
Do you struggle with self-control sometimes? “Older men are to be…self-controlled. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior…and so train the young women…to be self-controlled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled…For the grace of God has appeared, training us to live self-controlled…lives.” -Titus 2:2-6, 11-12 …
TOPICS: freedom, godliness, holiness, passion, self-control, slavery, Titus 2
Have you ever felt “beaten down” by the Bible? “With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. In the way of Your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.” -Psalm 119:13-14 I once heard that in Australia (and a few other places) they have a …
TOPICS: 1 Peter 2, commandments, conviction, freedom, law, Psalm 119, spiritual growth
NOTE: I wrote this post about six weeks ago as a meditation on Colossians 1:13. In God’s providence, it came up in the queue to be posted this week, and it seemed an appropriate reminder on Election Day. May God’s perspective bring you peace, no matter which way the wind …
TOPICS: allegiance, elections, freedom, kingdom of god, nations, outposts, politics, slavery
Think about this for a moment: When you and I doubt God’s grace, we fall into the same trap that the serpent prepared for our first parents in the garden. It means we are listening to the sly voice of the deceiver when he says… “God doesn’t really love you. …
TOPICS: belief, freedom, grace, lies, strength, trust
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