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 […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Time Whatever you do, work at it with all your hearts, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 When we hear the word invest, one of the first things that come to mind is time. Investing in something is a commitment of time. Time is one of the most valuable […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Guarded hearts Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 Funny. I just glanced over this verse and noticed the autocorrect had inserted “hurt,” where I must have mistyped “heart.” As I pondered the “mistake,” I realized that what prevents […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Gods got it covered Finally, be strong in the Lord and the power of his mighty power – James 5:16 In battle, courageous acts are often a reaction to fear. But responding out of fear, we don’t know what the outcome will be. Is the result going to be a good thing or a […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: God’s purpose As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 How often do we think about God’s purpose for us? The older I get, the more I search. I reflect on something my father said to myself and my sibling’s dozens of times “I wonder why God put […]
Tue // 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 […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Dragging you away Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Idolatry looks different today than it did 2000 years ago. But its presence in our lives can still be just as potent. Consider what Tim Keller says: What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Fear For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Fear. Not the type of emotion when facing something terrifying but the fear we feel toward an authoritative figure. It’s called reverence. When we exalt God, we recognize His position. He is our King and […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Do It For the Family Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today. – Hebrews 3:13a “For the Family,” a phrase I have used many times with my children, It has been, on many occasions, a low voice out of dad’s hearing range a comment or joke about the phrase. But I say […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Big responsibility Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in faith and purity – 1 Timothy 4:12b Paul saw young Timothy could be an example to both the older people and the younger people. As men, we look up to someone older and wiser; behind us, we have younger people that look to […]