Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: The Test I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b My son was looking over my shoulder and asked: “What is integrity?” Have you ever tried explaining it?It took me a bit to line up my thoughts. I told my son, “Something with integrity won’t break easily, so if we are talking about […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Your next opportunity But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today” – Hebrews 3:13a You have an opportunity to encourage someone today. Please don’t waste it. It’s so easy to put off an encouraging phone call and wait till we see them. We think, “I’ll see them soon…right?”Maybe someone is coming […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: Straining to hear Him He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; – Psalm 46:10a We probably watch too much TV at our house. As the evening winds down, my daughter begins her nighttime routine and heads for the bathroom at the top of the stairs. Sometimes she leaves the bathroom fan […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Live for Him Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 Sacrifice was commonplace in first-century Jewish culture and it was done as an act of worship. God invited […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Hurt my Pride Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 I was in an unfamiliar grocery store looking for the coffee. Usually, it’s somewhere close to the cereal and other breakfast stuff, but it just wasn’t there. I must have taken five or six […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Fuel for the Soul 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 Do you remember Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future? Doc didn’t have […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
Title: God is with me He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a I love disaster movies. I think it’s all the special effects. There’s almost always that one part in the film when a group of people hear about some impending doom or maybe even see it coming. The crowd […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Long List Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Cor 11:1 Have you taken one of those quick ten-question goofy personality tests on the internet? Based on our answers, we are told that we are: an introvert, best suited for life in the Deep South, or if we were […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Be Ready! “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. Matthew 10:32 Have you ever walked up to a stranger and asked, “Can I take a moment of your time to tell you about Jesus?” I have, and it’s a bit awkward. People respond in different ways. Some […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Not task work Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Part of my job is sales. When I first started, I wasn’t perfect. I thought I was a burden to the people I was selling to and just being bothersome. […]