Saturday // Build :: Authentic
Title: Purity from the mouth Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a As a child, I got in serious trouble for telling my father to “shut up!” I learned these words from my older brothers and sisters; they used […]
Thursday // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Stand Firm in the Word Put on the whole armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 When we think of weapons, we feel BIGGER, BADDER, and MORE POWERFUL, which is the recipe for victory, but not so. Look at the text again; see the word “stand”? […]
Sunday // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Recognizing the opportunity. Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 I don’t know about you, but I have missed many opportunities to acknowledge Christ. Have you had those moments when you were nudged to share your faith? I know I have, and many times, […]
Saturday // Build :: Invest
Title: Be present with the Lord Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters– Colossians 3:23 For three years, the disciples followed Jesus. They invested the time to listen to His words, witnessed miracles, and traveled with Jesus. Jesus invested in His disciples as […]
Tuesday // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Live by His Word Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 Early on, as a parent, I wanted to prepare my kids for any circumstance they could face. Then I figured out this was not the right investment in helping to develop […]
Monday // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Gotta Watch “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 We traditionally see idols as objects, but what about “time”? Picture time like an entire pie; it is ours to divide up. We cut out a piece for our family, one for work, and one for […]
Saturday // Build :: Encouragement
Title: It takes courage to encourage Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a I remember my Little League teammates playing their hearts out every inning of the game, and it came down to me and one batter. My team would encourage me from the bench. It felt good, and […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: A simple thought Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b “Set an example.” How should that look? The story begins in Philadelphia, where Benjamin Franklin lived. The city was a rough place. You for sure didn’t want to be out […]
Wednesday // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Trials Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Have you noticed that there are very few trouble-free days? Now, most of the time, they are not significant issues; they are issues that get under our skin. On the other hand, the troubles that take perseverance are the ones […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Good Friday Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 What a perfect day for the word Passion to come up. It’s a day to acknowledge the passion, suffering, and death of Jesus on the cross. “God so loved the […]