Prep time
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 I love to garden but I don’t like the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly difficult because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day and the weeds got worse. I […]
Ready to go hunting
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 When I get ready to go hunting, there is a great deal of prep work that needs to be done ahead of the hunt. I need to gather my weapons, make sure they work right, and I need to have all […]
Integrity at all costs
Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b I work for FedEx and, as such, I have no supervision once I start making my deliveries. One thing that stands out about the type of work I do is that I have set deadlines for when packages have to be off my […]
The art of honoring others
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 As a male of Latin descent I was brought up in a culture where the men were served by the women. Literally I can remember my mom doing all the washing and cleaning and at dinner time she would […]
Who is your enemy?
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 A few years ago I read a series of books entitled The Chronicles of the Door by Gene […]
A phrase you’ve uttered
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Do as I say not as I do. Is that a phrase you uttered in your life? Why? Do you act differently at church than you do the rest of the week? Tony Evans […]
When we serve
As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 When I was a little boy, I loved to work on cars with my dad. My contributions at first were no more than fetching tools and cool drinks for him. As I grew into my teenage years, I continued to help […]
How do you handle stress?
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 Steve Farrar, a noted men’s speaker, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS or Ugly Man Syndrome is an affliction that causes you to lash out and destroy […]
Have you done it?
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 How many times have you done it? You buy something and on the packaging are the most dreaded words to a man. “Some assembly required.” These words are enough to bring some of us to our knees. We will stare at the […]
Worship is a way of life
Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 Work stinks, the car breaks down and you’ve had a fight with your wife. You hear the whispers of the enemy and you begin to listen. You try everything you know but nothing is working; things are actually […]