Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 I’m a movie fanatic. One of my favorite series of movies is the Indiana Jones trilogy(not including the recent movie). In the third installment we watch as Indiana Jones and his father chase after the Holy Grail before the Nazi’s […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Maybe you’ve been here? I can still picture it vividly in my mind…the day I decided that I could get just one more. Here I was in an empty gym, nobody in sight. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. – Psalm 119:56 Why is it that obedience makes a father’s heart glad? There are those days where my children rebel at every turn. It’s painful to watch and hard to manage. But then there are those days that makes a father proud when your child, […]
Sat // Build : :Encouragement
Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a 10 to 1. In my career as a parole officer, I’ve been told that in order to cement a positive behavior in the lives of men who have made a career out of evil; I need to praise them at a […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing to my college soccer coach who insisted we run countless miles a day, in 110 degree heat, […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Just Stop!” I screamed this as the therapist pushed and prodded on my back as I writhed in pain. She was trying to find the source of my pain in order to heal me […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
“Take up your cross and follow me” – Luke 9:23. Have you ever considered the impact of these words? Christ is asking you to pick up an instrument of death, and pursue him. When Christ made this statement he knew full well what was in store for his life. Death was his reality, and he […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Pray continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Stop praying. Wait, what’d he just say? Francis Chan’s words in “Crazy Love” got my attention. Francis’ contention was that we have lost the “awe factor” in our prayer life. He reflects on Revelation 4, and Isaiah 6 that gives a description of God’s appearance, and the setting of […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Have you ever heard of Desmond Doss? When I think of the word courage, this man exemplifies it. He was a Medal of Honor winner from World War II. In short, Doss and his battalion were being attacked as they climbed up a 400 foot ridge. His battalion was under artillery, mortar, and machine gun […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “How do you think that impacts your son?” These are the words I spoke to a man who was convicted of abusing his wife. He had just gotten done bashing this woman, calling her […]