Life

  • What Hezekiah Taught Me About Spiritual Leadership

    Hezekiah was a bad man! Taking the throne at age 25 he instituted reforms that made a person’s head spin! He was awesome. But what made him stand out in my mind apart from the other “good” kings like Asa, Jehosophat, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jehoash, Jothan, and Jehu is that he went further than them…

  • I Hate Religion

    The Church is full of ritual Christians. We’re full of people that have been converted to Christianity as a religion. We’re full of people that know the right steps, know the right words, even know the right process for spiritual growth. The problem, they just go through the motions. One of the things that…

  • Respect, Like it or Not

    I’m a pretty strong willed and opinionated person. I don’t mind listening to others’ opinions, as long as they know that it’s wrong. :-) However, I do try my best to respect other people. I try to live by the Golden Rule of treating others the way I would want them treating me. I…

  • Hurry Up & Slow Down

    Imagine a life of no responsibilities, no calanders, and no time schedules.A life in which you do nothing unless you have an overwhelming desire to do it.A life of not having to rush from place to place and task to task. That life will never be yours this side of eternity.You’ll always have appointments…

  • I’ve Got A Confession (& So Do You)

    I have a confession to make… I like…me. Too much. I want to feel included. I want people to think I’m someone that I’m not. I sometimes spend more time in the morning with how I look than I do with God. I sometimes want recognition more than I want God to be recognized.…

  • Faith and Finances

    I’ve been seeing these commercials a good bit since the year started. I know that the primary purpose for them is to help sell insurance, but I can’t help but think about how it speaks to Christian principles. My question for you…. What’s one thing your faith has taught you about managing your money?…