Spiritual Life

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Some thoughts on life, purpose, leadership, ministry andother stuff.

How to Kill A Giant

This morning my son reminded me of a lesson I taught him. I thought I’d share with you. Joel’s is fond of Sesame Street characters. Elmo...

The Burden of Talents

From the times of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25) to this present age, every talented person is burden by the weight of his/her...

Your Steps Are Still Ordered

Often times we love to quote, “The steps of the righteous man are ordered by the Lord.”1 However, when we pass through tough times we...

A Skewed Perception Of God

Today, I had the second opportunity to see Wrath Of The Titans. Nice movie, I must say, with very many underlying messages one of which...

Finding and Using Your Quiet Place

I just discovered something. Now this might sound dumb to some of you, but I think you can learn from my experience. Just stay with me on...

4 Ways To Fight Temptations

We all have weak spots. Anyone who claims to be immune to every kind of distraction is a big fat liar. Everyone has that one thing, or...

What Is Faith, Simple Faith?

Faith is an awesome word in all of its essence. It describes more than a few things. From our religious biases to the mechanism of our...

Two Simple Criteria To Come To God

When we think of God do we think of some gigantic creature somewhere in the cloud that is in charge of the world and makes us do His...

How to Survive Confusing and Conflicting Seasons

Recently, I took some time out to check out some commonly used oxymora, and I had a good time to say the least. I was reminded of many...

5 Things to Believe to Have Joy

Joy and happiness are two very different entities. While happiness stems from outward stimulus, true joy comes from a confident assurance...

Developing A Child-Like Attitude In Our Relationship With God

The most important relationship anyone could have is a relationship with God. It nurtures the entirety of our being. And when talking...