Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Not Meaningless Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. – Colossians 3:23 Sometimes, our work can seem insignificant. It may pay little and reward even less. Because our lives are lived moment to moment, our jobs carry more meaning than we might realize. […]
Fri //Steel :: Strength
Title: Seven Spirits The Lord is the Strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. – Psalms 28: 8 Have you read the book of Revelation? Revelation – 1:4, “and from the seven spirits which are before his throne.” The seven spirits are mentioned four times in the book of Revelation […]
Thu // Warrior :: Defend
Title: Helping others Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. – Psalm 82:3 Ask yourself this tough question: “As a Christian, who or what do you spend most of your time defending God? Jesus? The Bible?” Sometimes, I wonder if we get too caught up in debates and issues. What about the people who need help? What about those who don’t have their parents? […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: I Hate Running Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Here’s the thing: I hate running! When the good Lord designed me, he did not have distance running in mind. This had no bearing on my college soccer coach, who insisted we run countless miles a day in Southern […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Third law of physics So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Gal 5:16 Newton’s Third Law of Physics, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” suggests that forces always come in pairs and act equally and oppositely to each other. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Jealous God Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 An idol is an image or object that can take God’s place. Idols can be everyday things that we have and use to take God’s place. What idols do you have that distract you from worshipping […]
Mon // Surrender :: Honor
Title: Take a moment. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 The Man Card team would like to thank the military personnel who serve and have sacrificed their lives for our country’s freedom. Providing us with an excellent example of surrender. They surrender their safety to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: UP North For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Matthew 23:12 Whenever I am at my cabin in the Upper Peninsula, I reflect, thank, and praise God. I love this land and am grateful to be part of it. I use all my senses to […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Be the beacon Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “today,” – Hebrews 3:13a If you have been around someone encouraging, you will want to spend more and more time around them. Just as we are drawn to encouraging people, are people drawn to us because we are encouraging? Do others want […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: It doesn’t feel good Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b There are so many ways to set an example, but as I write this note, I remember a time early in my career when I was not a good […]