Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Made to Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Ok, it’s been a tough week already. Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve fought with your wife. You begin to hear the whispers of the enemy, and […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: The safe adventure But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a Interestingly, it is in our DNA to seek out a more stable and meaning full life for ourselves. Look back in history; there are many examples of this. People are […]
Friday // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Keep Integrity intact Till I die I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b Integrity gives one the ability, to be honest, and have high morals. Something so simple yet can be so tricky. One might even say that there seem to be fewer and fewer people with integrity. Where has integrity gone? […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: More than fighting Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 Confession time; I struggle to identify with the imagery for warrior and weapons. The only need I can come up with for weapons is the zombie apocalypse. The likelihood of that […]
Wednesday// Grit:: Influence
Title-The influence of actions Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 One of my favorite movies is Gladiator. One of my favorite lines in that movie is “what we do in life echos in eternity.” So powerful so true. Men, what is your life echoing right now? Do all […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Two Prayers …pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus taught a prayer that is a word for word prayer that we can use daily. There is also plenty of instances that spontaneous prayers are used in the bible and provide excellent examples of praying at the moment. Both prayers serve a […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Uncertain Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5 Most of the frustration in my life comes from a place of feeling out of control. By being in control, I can lean heavily on what I have learned through experience and advice.Not leaning on […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand Up 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 The verse reads, “let nothing move you.” Men, we need to stand firm daily on […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Facade Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a When I think of the word Facade most days, I think of the exterior of one of my hotel buildings. Today my thoughts went to my facade as a Christian […]
Friday// Steel: Passion
Title: Do you love me? Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 The question was once asked of me, “what would your life look like a year from now if you passionately pursued God?” I couldn’t answer because I wasn’t […]