God Is Willing
God is not a genie in a bottle. He isn’t a captive that is obligated to fulfill our every wish and whim. God is not a jukebox. He isn’t a machine that grants us our personal selections on the basis of...
View ArticleClosed Doesn’t Mean Locked
Years ago I worked as a security guard. Now, to be fair, I wasn’t much more than a glorified watch dog. I didn’t carry a gun. I didn’t have handcuffs or any means of restraint. I didn’t have any legal...
View ArticleWhen Moving Forward Just Doesn’t Seem Possible
“You just need to keep moving forward.” We’ve all heard it said at some point in time. In today’s current culture it’s almost impossible to escape it. Both Christian literature and church sermons are...
View ArticleWhen God Leads You To The Difficult Places
What do you do when the One you trust is the very One who brought you to the difficult place? Good question. I’m hoping I can give you an encouraging answer… Those of you who regularly read my blogs...
View ArticleWhen Nothing Seems To Make Any Sense
Every hero has an arch-enemy. For Batman it’s the Joker. For Superman it’s Lex Luther. The Yankees have the Red Sox. For Muhammad Ali it was Joe Frazier. For me it was algebra. That’s right. You heard...
View ArticleObstacle Or Opportunity?
With each passing year I become further convinced that so much of life depends on our perspective. Or to say it another way, our perspective is the filter through which we interpret the situations we...
View ArticleLet Go Of The Past
Let go of the past. We were not created to carry the weight of our past. Initially we may fool ourselves into believing we can bear the burden. And for a while we do our best. We smile and tell others...
View ArticleLet Go Of The Pain
Let go of the pain. Yes, I know exactly what you’re thinking right now. Believe me… I know. That is way, way easier said than done. It’s not like you can just “flip a switch” and all of a sudden the...
View ArticleLet Go Of Your Plans
Let go of your plans. Two days ago we talked about letting go of the past. Yesterday we talked about letting go of the pain. Today I want to take a look at what may well be the hardest part of the...
View ArticleGod Is…
Ever had one of those days? Sure you have. We’ve all been there at one point or another. Life can be difficult and it has a way of grinding us down at times. If you’re there today, I want to share this...
View ArticleUnexpected Twists In The Road
God ruined everything… Yep, I had it all figured out. My plans were set. My path was fixed. My purpose in life was settled. Everything was in place. I knew exactly what I was going to do for the rest...
View ArticleGot Problems? Got Impossibilities?
Got problems? Got impossibilities? Well, I wouldn’t begin to tell you that I have an answer but here are some random excerpts from the past 5 years of blogging that might help. Hope it’s a blessing....
View ArticleSurrounded By Coincidence
This is one of my recent Facebook posts. Thought I’d share it just in case anyone else out there was going through something similar… There are three things in life that never cease to amaze me: God...
View ArticleBeyond The Bars
I spent about 30 minutes this afternoon talking to a young friend about faith, trusting God, and what it means to be “called.” I shared some of my past experiences in places like Argentina and Miami. I...
View ArticleThe 6/80 Perspective
We focus on suffering. God focuses on restoration. Click on the photo below to be connected directly to a short but powerful 3-minute video that may just change your entire perspective. Don’t despair....
View ArticleDefeat Is Just The Beginning
“In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.” ~ Daniel 1:1 …The book of Daniel begins with defeat. For the people of God...
View ArticleTime To Stand Still
“When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.” ~ Joshua 3:8 …Stand still? We are too quick to try to escape our struggles. We are far too ready to run...
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