Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: God loves messed up people, just like us. For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. – Hebrews 4:12 The title phrase attracted me to a church two years ago […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Listen for the Spirit So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Each year in November, many other Michigan hunters and I sit in deer camp anxiously awaiting the opening day, like a child on Christmas Eve. Will this be the year I […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Be Strong but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b I think about a couple of scripture verses Philippians 4:8 – Titus 2:7. In everything, set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching, show integrity and seriousness. Like most men, I start each year, day, week, the month with every intention to do good in the eyes […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Am I ready For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Isaiah 6:8 says, “Here I am send me,” is forever remembered as I have it tattooed on my arm. I say I am ready for battle, but am I? What is my enemy, false profits, my thoughts betrayed by […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: 8 Month pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 So we are eight months into this new world as we live through these crazy times of illness, times of economic changes, isolation, and a glimpse of hope with things opening up. Will people go back […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Facade Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a When I think of the word Facade most days, I think of the exterior of one of my hotel buildings. Today my thoughts went to my facade as a Christian […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: The word shapes For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart! – Hebrews 4:12 Current events, what is going on in the world, people turn to FOX News, CNN, […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: My Faith Walk Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Raised in the Catholic Church, left the church, returned to Methodist church, and then returned to Catholic Church a short time, now attending CapeVineyard Church. My faith walks, sometimes confused by the different focus of a specific church. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: All on him Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven – Matthew 10:32 Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I always feel the changes in both the air and my mind. I look forward to bird hunting and the fantastic color of the North Woods. It is one of the beauties of God that stops me in my […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Embrace the suck Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c A term used even today in the armed forces to embrace the most difficult challenges ahead. I can’t help but think of this phrase today as I did in a text with a fellow manager of what the […]