I was running tonight. (well, technically some might call it jogging) No music to motivate me. (I run to disco… hey, it works) No audio book to entertain me. (My headphones broke halfway through the first mile.) So instead, I spent the time praying and meditating on where I am in my life. Evaluating my…
Tag: Prayer
Where my head is at.
If you see God’s hand in it, look ahead to where you’re going.
Grieving the Giver
A hypothetical man—let’s just call him Alan for the sake of expediency—was praying to God one day. “Father God, why is it that You never give me any really cool spiritual gifts? I do what You ask. I go to church Sundays, Wednesdays, Men’s meetings, Father/Son events, Couple’s Group. My wife and I even lead…
Man of the House
Are you the man of the house? When you go to church on Sunday, do you return home with a load of spiritual nourishment for your family to survive on for the week? You should. You’re the priest of your home. Yeah… you. There are a lot of titles you hold because of your…
Standing the Watch
Have you been asking God for something lately? I know I have. Do you feel the answers are slow or non-existent? Me too—that is, until the other day when I read Habakkuk 2:1. “I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the Lord says…
Hopeless? Alone? Stuck in a rut? Need a way out?
Life isn’t always easy…There are times when we get ourselves in a hole and start to think our hole is unique. We get a bit of tunnel vision and think that nobody knows or has experienced what we’re experiencing and as a result, we lose sight of the goal and feel lost and alone – with…
DIY Guy learns a valuable lesson.
What would happen if he had to admit that he had bitten off more than he could chew, requiring him to call the dreaded AAA, tow the MINI to the dealer, and kowtow to the eeeevil masterminds of S.E.R.V.I.C.E. D.E.P.A.R.T.M.E.N.T., the sworn enemy of his credit card and his secret organization, B.U.D.G.E.T.???
When the body ministers to the body…
I used to think God, Family, Work when deciding how to live my life… Now, I see that God is an element in all things of life, not just a singular part.
Give me the Word and nothing but the Word…
Remember when you were a kid and you were supposed to write a paragraph about a word the teacher picked – and you have no idea what that word means?
Branded By The One 