Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
You should see her. Her blue eyes twinkle, her lips part in a mischievous smile, and she turns her body slightly so I can’t quite see what she’s drawing. She’s cleared the table and given herself plenty of room to spread out her crayons, markers, and pencil sharpener. I asked her what she was going to draw and her only response was a knowing smirk—I’m…
Do you have any bloodsuckers hanging around your life right now? Any people or situations that are constantly swarming you and sucking the life and vitality from you? Bloodsuckers are an inevitable part of life, and they seem to get even more aggressive when we decide to take great risks for God. At this year’s men’s retreat I was reminded of a helpful truth about…
Do you do the whole “let’s go around the room and share what we’re thankful for” thing on Thanksgiving Day? If you’re like me you probably express thanks for all of the priorities in your life: God’s grace, your loved ones, and the health, wealth, and freedom we get to experience in America. However, if we were able to transport the Apostle Paul in to…
Don’t you love it when you hear one of your “songs”? You know, those special tunes that move your soul and remind you of your deepest dreams and convictions. What are the songs that you hear in your car, the grocery store or your office, and that immediately stir your emotions, and transport you in to a distant memory or moment from the past? What’s…
There’s something about the first goal that changes everything. It increases swagger, and makes you feel official. This season I’ve had two girls score their first ever goals in a soccer match, and it has caused both their confidence and their love for the game to skyrocket. Human beings love to win, and I think that our first win in a particular area is always…