No More Plateaus
It’s Free Friday! Today is the day you let go of the things in your life that keep you down or hold you back. To celebrate, I’m giving away a copy of “Fresh Air: trading stale spiritual obligation for...
View ArticleGrow Down To Grow Up
Have you ever grown a tomato plant? I haven’t since I was younger, but I remember that when the tomatoes started growing we had to brace the plant. Sometimes we drove a stake into the ground and...
View ArticleSpiritual Improvement
We’ve been doing some home improvement projects lately. Some are small and some are large. In either case, I’ve found that it costs money, time and effort. In some cases it requires the help of others...
View ArticleLittle Things Make Big Messes
I always thought I was a person who had been faithful in the little things until I read the final chapter in “Good to Great in God’s Eyes” by Chip Ingram. The last chapter is about developing great...
View ArticleSpiritual Exercise (Video)
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future. I Timothy 4:8 GNT
View ArticleSpiritual Acumen
A few years back, I was a general manager of a store for a Fortune 15 company. The company had hundreds of stores across the U.S. and almost 100,000 employees. To give you an idea of the size of this...
View ArticleThree Steps To Spiritual Intimacy
In my own experience, I’ve found it takes three things in order to lose weight: a strong determination, exercise and good food choices. When I’ve had these three things working together, I’ve been able...
View ArticleYour New Season (Video)
12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. 13 No,...
View ArticleShow Your Progress (Video)
Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. I Timothy 4:15 (NLT) If you are having trouble viewing this video, click here.
View ArticleMissing Abilities
Write down clearly on tablets what I reveal to you, so that it can be read at a glance. Put it in writing, because it is not yet time for it to come true. But the time is coming quickly, and what I...
View ArticleThe Key To More Power
If spending quality time with God is the way to having a quality spiritual life, then fasting is the key to having a more powerful spiritual life. Giving up our time shows God we are making Him a...
View ArticleSeeking God
We’ve all played Hide and Go Seek when we were little. It’s a rite of passage for kids. With my son being an only child, he played it mainly with his grandmother. When He would seek her, she would...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Why
My son is very inquisitive. He is always asking why or how. In most cases, the answer is above his ability to understand. I try to tell him to let it go, but sometimes he just keeps at it. So I tell...
View ArticleDreams And Goals
I like to ask people, “What’s the difference between a dream and a goal?” A lot of people struggle with this question at first because it’s hard to articulate on the spot. But think about it for a...
View ArticleUnlocking God’s Goodness
I don’t carry a key to my own home. There is almost always someone home so it isn’t necessary. The problem is that recently I was hanging with a friend, and when they dropped me off, it was one of...
View ArticleThe Poor Kid At The Table
Throwback Thursday is a new feature I’m using to help build some margin into my schedule to pursue other writing ventures. Each Thursday I’ll be bringing you a previously written devotional that still...
View ArticleThe Walk Of Shame
Throwback Thursday is a new feature I’m using to help build some margin into my schedule to pursue other writing ventures. Each Thursday I’ll be bringing you a previously written devotional that still...
View ArticleFull Speed
My son is every bit of six years old. He runs through the house at full speed, laughs so hard he can’t hear anything and has to do everything himself. There are many times when I’m trying to give him...
View ArticleTurbulence Is Good
Throwback Thursday is a new feature I’m using to help build some margin into my schedule to pursue other writing ventures. Each Thursday I’ll be bringing you a previously written devotional that still...
View ArticleWords of Wisdom
When I was a kid, another kid dared me to go up to a wasp nest and swat it down. After knocking it down, I ran as fast as I could. It turns out, I wasn’t faster than some angry wasps! I got stung all...
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