The journey of life is composed of a perpetual stream of battles, sometimes daily, sometimes seasonal. Events, emotions, relationships, family, and business all contribute to major joy in life, but also constant friction. The belief that life’s journey will be down easy street is fiction. In fact, the sea is rarely calm in all areas…
At the hunting camp this week, I woke up early, think the three o’clock early, and a lot of the guys were all in the common area drinking coffee and talking. These were old friends and guides for the hunt that day. I grabbed a cup of coffee and found a chair in the corner…
If you want to live freely, learn to live in debt. “Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one…
en·trust – to deliver something in trust; to commit to another’s care with confidence in their faithfulness. We are all entrusted with many things. We have been granted things, free gifts, to care for with faith. From a business or job standpoint, someone, be it a Board, someone who gave funding, or a boss, has…
We regularly miss the point. We make others miss the point. The miss is subtle. We admire another person’s faith, maybe how they treat others, how they lead others. We see the acts and equate that to love of God. The tendency is to look at the giving, the knowledge of the Bible, the attendance…
Life is a perpetual journey of searching for peace. We are promised that peace will come from personal glory, money, friends, your spouse, religion, a job title, a house, or a vacation. You name it, and the world promises that peace will be found. The promised peace ends up being an illusion. Ask anyone in…
Positive momentum is desired. Business growth, personal growth, victory, material wealth, marriage bliss, friendship solidarity, are the natural goals in life. When the wind is at your back, vision is clear and the emotions are high. But, the wind will shift. The unexpected will happen, the hill will arise without warning, the friction will occur,…
Before we buy, we check the ratings. Before we go, we talk to someone who has been. When making a big decision, we seek the opinion of another that walked the journey. The message of the one that has experienced adds truth. The message from the one that experienced adds credibility. The message of the…
Since the beginning of time, man was created to work. It was good. Man was created and immediately given a job, to work the Garden. God created “work,” and it was good. Work has always been a blessing. A job is a gift to serve other people. A job is a gift to practice hospitality….
It was 7:45 on a Friday evening, and I found myself walking by my favorite coffee shop (coffee at 8:00 is another story). This particular shop is a meaningful spot for me, as I drop in a couple of times a month to hide for deep work. I made it just in time, 15 minutes…