Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Don’t Worry For the battle is not yours, but God’s.– 2 Chronicles 20:15c It’s like a scene from a movie. A giant army is advancing, and the people of Judah don’t have the manpower or weapons to defend themselves. The king gathers the people to the temple to ask the Lord what to do. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Don’t take the quick payoff Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 I listen to a lot of sports talk radio. Probably too much. A discussion that comes up regularly starts with a question like this, “If you were a star athlete, would you take less […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Walls Are One Thing Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29 When I was 12, we remodeled our house. Before the contractor came, my dad and I moved a bunch of furniture and tore down a wall. My […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Step Back For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Did you notice? Jesus is prophesying here. In this passage, Jesus talks about the teachers and Pharisees and how they like to be important and respected. Jesus reminds people to listen to […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Staying Humble Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 Brandon Roy is one of my favorite basketball players over the past fifteen years. I was impressed with him when he was in Washington, but I was hooked when he came to Portland. He wasn’t much of […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Idols can be anything “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 When God pursues us, we can feel loved and valued. But God’s pursuit can feel downright miserable if we haven’t surrendered. This prayer comes from a man who ran from God. He […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: An opportunity to serve people 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 being bothersome. We […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Our struggle isn’t against people For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 Our struggle isn’t against democrats or republicans, Christians or Muslims, little […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Own Your Integrity I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b This is an interesting way to put it. You can see an extremely high level of resolve in this sentence. There’s no question whether he has integrity. Job has integrity, and he owns it. He seems to take hold of […]
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 […]