BE DIFFERENT

“Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve …

VALUE OF ONE

“People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another.  And I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in …

WHERE AM I GOING?

We’re just about a week into the New Year.  This is usually the time when New Year’s resolutions are broken and guilt can set in, or perhaps with a sigh, …

STORY

As I wind down 2015, I get excited about the new year ahead of me.  It’s as if I can recreate myself…write my story.  Who do I want to be …

STAND

Life often overwhelms us.  Burdens become too much to bear. In those times we tend to run to our “vices”, those things that dull the pain for the moment, those things …

EVERYTHING CHANGES

When the Lord enters a life, everything changes…Everything! What is your name right now? Is it despair, depression, sadness, hopeless or something else?  When the Lord enters, it all changes. …

WHAT IS SUCCESS?

“I used to be afraid of failing at things that matter but now I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t.“  – Bob Goff I heard this statement today and …

PRIORITIES

“Give careful thought to your ways.  You have planted much, but have harvested little.  You eat, but never have enough.  You drink, but never have your fill.  You put on …

DRINK DEEPLY

I live in the Central Valley of California and we are experiencing one of the worst droughts of all time.  Wells are running dry.  Farmers keep drilling deeper and deeper …

I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN

I had coffee with a dear friend this morning.  It’s a wonderful pleasure that I often do not have the opportunity to experience.  As the minutes turned into hours, our …

OUR JOB

“Our job is not to judge.  Our job is not to figure out if someone deserves something.  Our job is to lift the fallen, to restore the broken and to …

TWO WORLDS

I often find myself torn between two worlds…this earthly one I live in and my heavenly one that calls me to greater places.  I become dissatisfied with life and my …