Free at last, my sins are forgiven! Thank God, I’m free at last … but what does this MEAN? Forgiveness of sin means I am ...
“… intent on one purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.” –Philippians 2:2b-3 ...
The difference between “worthy” and “entitled” is a willingness to do the work. A worthy person believes they are qualified to receive good things, and ...
My 5-year old daughter loves to find birds in our neighborhood and try to call them to come to her. “Tweet tweet” she says. “Tweet ...
Every new day is a new page, blank on one side and covered on the other with all that has come before. You cannot change ...
Have you ever had that moment where you stand on a scale to weigh yourself, see the numbers fluctuating, and try to *will* them to ...
I got lost at DFW International Airport when I was 6 years old. My father and I were there to pick up a family member, ...
“This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.” -1 John 5:4b God has shown you the pathway to ultimate victory, a salvation ...
On a bike ride with my family the other day, a black snake darted right across our path. Thankfully, we simply rolled on by and ...
There is so much sin, failure, and wrong in the lineage of Jesus recorded in Matthew 1 that you might think these people would be ...
This is my Easy Button, a desktop toy from Staples that added flare and fun to my working environment for many years. I’m throwing it ...
GREAT LEADERS know when to step up, and when to step down. They are ready to step in when needed, and willing to step aside ...
A couple of weeks ago, billionaire Jeff Bezos had a really, really important conversation with a 90-year old man that could have gone really, really ...
Did you hear Captain Kirk finally made it to space for real? Last week, 90-year-old William Shatner not only became the oldest person ever to ...
On September 11, 2001, I was working at the News-Press, our local paper. Like every other American, that morning I woke to a new world, ...
Plenty of people talk about the power of organic marketing and how simple it can be when done correctly. But if you do it wrong… ...
A few weeks ago I got sick and wondered what everyone does these days… “Is it Covid? It turns out it wasn’t, but… I was ...
It’s easy to assume the current way you’re working, living, and operating is just “the way things are.” Until you discover a better way. It’s ...
Remember when the whole world lost their mind over toilet paper? Stores couldn’t keep it in stock. People hoarded it and treated it like gold. ...
Discipline is not a natural thing. By its very nature, discipline is about self-control, making ourselves do things we wouldn’t naturally do. But we must do the work of disciplining ourselves if we want the discipline to work. Planning and strategizing, as important as they are, will never produce results in and …
TOPICS: discipline, habits, perseverance, results
If you’re a “producer” and are getting some wins, way to go! You might be basking in the glow of your success, but there’s the thing… If you’d rather NOT feel successful, there are three EASY ways to make sure that no matter how many goals you achieve, you never, …
TOPICS: growth, habits, health, healthy relationships, relationships, skills
Do you have 0% fear and 100% confidence in every area of your life? Great! You can skip this post. BUT if you ever have “what if’s” that keep you awake at night, or find yourself driven to do things you know aren’t helpful because you’re afraid of what will …
TOPICS: abundance, confidence, faith, fear, growth, habits, meditation, mentality, mindfulness, neuroplasticity, prayer, relationships, scarcity
Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought, “I would LOVE to be where they are / have what they have / do what they do?” Here’s some great news: if you’ve found an example of the kind of success you want to achieve, there is a SUPER-SIMPLE …
TOPICS: goals, habits, mindsets, perseverance, priorities, progress
I have a wall-to-wall bookshelf in my study, or more accurately, pieces of one. For six months I’ve waited, stalled, and “meant to get to” finishing that shelf, and last week I finally started the finishing process…and stopped again. Maybe I keep stopping because life is just so busy sometimes, …
TOPICS: action, finishing, focus, goals, habits, productivity, purpose, vision
The clock was ticking, and we weren’t getting anything done. My son Bradley loves the pool, and this particular morning I had agreed to join him in “training” together, practicing laps to help us both prepare for the triathlon he wants to do with me in the fall. There, in …
TOPICS: effectiveness, family, fitness, habits, hope, people, perspective, productivity, relationships, training, Work
So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from His. (Hebrews 4:9-10) Did God get tired and need a break after His work of creation? Of course not. He rested to …
TOPICS: freedom, habits, Hebrews 4, obedience, peace, rest, Sabbath, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 1 JESUS WANTS TRUE PROSPERITY FOR YOU He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. (Psalm 1:3) The world tells us …
TOPICS: blessing, habits, hope, life, prosperity, Psalm 1, refreshment
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
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