They say you know a man by his fruit. Well to take it a step further, the fruit you are able to garner for yourself in any category of your life indicates your success or failure. This is taking responsibility at the highest level. Instead of blaming God, circumstances or bad luck, you have to…
Have you ever heard “The truth shall set you free?” It actually comes from a verse of scripture spoken by Jesus Christ himself. But, have you ever considered what that really means? Some people claim that it refers to lying and if you tell the “truth” you will be free now. Though truth is the…
Sitting outside on the porch in the warmer weather and enjoying the still, quiet reverie of the morning has always been one of my favorite things to do. There’s just something about the morning, long before the world machine gets going. There’s a gentleness in the air, a softness absent any sharp edges. It’s peaceful…
Good thoughts, the “just some good thoughts” I support have always been centered in logic. That is why I have always been enamored with the beauty of God’s Word and the perfect, flawless logic on which it is based. Some weird religious beliefs aside, God’s heart for man, God’s perfect system, God’s inherent perfection has…
As someone who prides himself in informing, there is something I need to tell you tonight. This seemingly insignificant piece of information could change your whole perspective of sharing life with God. Or, you might dig deep into your well honed stance that has decided “how it works” already and thus sentence yourself to an…
Generally, most people at an amateur level of golf, face a certain set of challenges throughout a round. Although they are similar, they are never quite the same. There are different clubs to manage based on distances to the hole and how far you think you can whack it. Then there’s the whacking it part.…
Every now and then you see something in someone else’s life that really strikes your chords of compassion. For me, it is when I see people suffering or stuck in miserable places feeling like there is no way out. Inside I have always had a desire to help even from a young boy into my…
Imagine, if you will, that 90% of life is not what you think it is. If perchance you have lived a few years, then you have drawn some pretty solid conclusions about how this whole living life thing really works. You have caused and effected to the best of your ability and some things you…
On Monday I sat down dutifully to write my blog. I began writing with a vague concept in mind and continued on until the first paragraph was completed. Then, it happened. I’m not sure if it was because I had not written a blog in several weeks or the subject matter I chose, but there…
Do you feel as if you have nothing to look forward to in your life or do you have nothing to look forward to because you think you have nothing to look forward to? If you can get below the surface a little bit, you’ll understand that I’m not talking about your next vacation or…