Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Eph 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 […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 When we commit to God, we are committing to a way of life that honors God. How do we know what honors God? It’s not anything we need to make up on our own, it is simple and […]
Tue // Fuel :: Listen
He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Romans 12:1b The world around us constantly bombards us with counsel. People (including friends and relatives), television, magazines, web ads, emails, billboards and even our own voices in our heads, […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 One of my favorite basketball players over the past fifteen years has to be Brandon Roy. I was impressed with him when he was at Washington, but I was hooked when he came to Portland. He wasn’t much of a dunker, but […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Offer your bodies as the living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship – Romans 12:1b First, note that worship is a verb or action word; it’s something you do. Worship is a response to God. God initiated the relationship and we are to respond. God does many things […]
Sat // Build :: Authentic
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a We all value authentic people. In fact, I don’t think there are many of us who would chose inauthentic people! We get a vibe from inauthentic people; they seem like they are […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
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 […]
Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 In the law enforcement community, there is a daily drill called the 10 minute warrior. In this daily drill, you spend 10 minutes drawing any empty firearm over and over again. It can be […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Cor 11:1 Reality check: You pull up to a stop light behind a car. It has it’s left turn signal on, but you see the sign that says “No Left Turn.” What do you do when the light turns green? Do you, a) Honk your […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
…pray continually – 1 Thess 5:17 Popeye always got himself out of trouble by eating spinach. But he always waited until it was almost too late. What would have happened if Popeye had eaten his spinach at the beginning of the cartoon instead of waiting until he was in a real tight bind? Do you […]