Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Contentment”
New and exciting is, well… new and exciting. We all love a new car, a new house a new stream of income and a new start. Here at the start of a new year it’s easy to think about new and exciting. The problem is, many of us are not doing anything new and exciting. We’re driving the same car, …
We are coming into crunch time as it relates to finishing up Christmas shopping. People will be clamoring about, looking for deals and last minute treasures to buy and give as gifts just days later. Thankfully, you are smart enough to read this and save yourself hundreds of dollars this Christmas. I don’t normally write about financial issues since my …
Rest is offensive to our culture. As a matter of fact we even seem to parade our aversion to rest. Our most popular cities are touted as cities that ‘never sleep.’ We celebrate and market areas of ‘night life’. Our popular brands tell us to ‘just do it’ and to be ‘driven’. However, rest requires us to come to the …
I have had the privilege of traveling to many different countries around the world. Often, I have been ministering by either speaking or leading worship. Once, while on a tour of Eastern Europe, I was preparing to go out on stage in Croatia when I realized something was wrong with my guitar effects pedal board. Making a few quick changes, …
It is nearly impossible to walk through the check-out line at the grocery store without being confronted with 17 different magazines offering you at least 249 hot new sex tips. It is embarrassing to see the absolute desperation of marketers to grab people’s attention by offering hope to find satisfaction in ways that only lead to greater emptiness. It is …
You often see the verse ‘I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength’ (Phil 4:13) on motivational posters with the mountain tops peaking through the clouds. It is often used as the ultimate verse for ‘you got this, and God will help you do it.’ I remember Evander Holyfield having that verse on his robe as he …