Author: ADMIN

“Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, ‘What is this that you have done!’ For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.” Jonah 1.10 There is a lot about the story of Jonah that I hate. It wasn’t until I was in high school and especially …

“Dixie! Dixie!!!” My neighbor leaned out the window of his F350, slowly cruising through the neighborhood. “Have you seen my dog?” I was putting the rest of my gear into the 4Runner. “No…but what kind of dog is she?” “A three year old chocolate lab.” “Give me your number and address and I will let you know if I find …

We all know about ringing in the New Year. We celebrate the previous year (or that it’s over, as it would have it for many of us with the closing-out of 2016) and look forward to what the next 365 days might have in store for us. We make plans, we set goals (or resolutions) and, hopefully, we invite some …

“Steadfast” – the word itself always evokes scenes from some of my favorite movies when I see it written or hear it in conversation (though I would venture to say that we rarely use the term in our everyday conversations). I think of Mel Gibson’s William Wallace, of Russel Crowe in “Gladiator”, of Tom Hanks in “Saving Private Ryan” (or even Winters, …

“Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose.” Those words may not mean anything to you, sound like a good motivational poster, or ring like a bell, harkening your love of fall, great TV, and the Dillon Panthers (not to mention the one and only Coach Eric Taylor). It became the slogan for the fictional Friday Night Lights football team, and one …

There are plenty of seasons throughout the course of one’s life where things can get (or at least seem to get) out of focus. I tend to find myself in seasons of lack of focus when I get out of routine. Laziness. Fatigue. Sickness. Struggle. All are poisons to my systems, my discipline and, at times, my worship of self …

Most of us take some amount of pride in our country…especially when it comes to the Olympics. When your nation is atop that medal-winners’ stand and your national anthem is playing, even if you’re completely non-athletic, there is a sense of pride that inevitably wells up inside of all of us. It doesn’t matter if a runner from your country just …

16 hours on a plane…surrounded by strangers, lack of good A/C, movies that can only alleviate boredom and restlessness for a limited amount of time, dealing with turbulence, annoying seat-neighbors, all in a metal cylinder with wings, soaring at 36,000 feet above the ground…it can be stressful, sometimes. One of my tricks for flying is, as soon as we’re wheels-up, …

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber…The LORD is your keeper…he will keep your life. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in …