Sunday// Sacrifice: Stand
Title: Clearing the path Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 I worked at our church relief center, which became a distribution point […]
Thur // Warrior:: Weapons
Title- Arm Yourself for the day Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 It has become my practice to start praying as soon as I am aware of being awake. I do this to begin the process of arming myself for […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Sacrificing dreams Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 In 1990 I dropped out of college to help raise our firstborn. It was a difficult decision, as I was the first to attend college. I knew it would be the first of many sacrifices made […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Now go 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 “well done is better than well said.”-Benjamin Franklin I have previously written about spending many hours preparing for my fishing […]
Friday// Steel:: Truth
Title- Take heart Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 As I sat down to write for the Man Card today, an overwhelming sense of unworthiness settled upon my spirit. It was so strong thatI had to enlist the help of one of my best friends to […]
Thursday// Warrior::Engage
Title- Proactive or Reactive? 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 I love to hunt, especially dove hunt, but I am not a good shot. […]
Tuesday// Fuel::Listen
Title-Can you hear me? He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a Be still and know I am God, is one of my favorite verses. I was talking about this verse with my wife, and the conversation came down to a simple question. She asked if I let my mind get […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Live Fully 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 look forward to the amount of prep time it takes. This year was particularly tricky because weeds had consumed the garden. I ignored it day after day, and […]
Sun // Sacrifice:: Exalt
Title: Humble before God Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 To give yourself up so that others may benefit. That loosely defines sacrifice in the context of our lives as Christians. To accomplish this, we must first humble ourselves to God. Such a simple concept, yet it […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Examples at all times Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 “I’m not paid to be a role model; parents should be role models.” – Charles BarkleyYou’re right Charles; you’re not paid to be a role model. But you should be one anyway. And so should you and […]