Everyone wants to accomplish great things in their lives. Often there are setbacks to navigate, disappointments to work through, and obstacles to overcome but we keep reaching. There is so much good in this exercise and many wonderful things are produced in the pursuit; both tangible and intangible. However, like any good endeavor, if we take it to an extreme …
Why Christians Should Celebrate Passover (or is that Easter?)
This is an updated version of a post originally shared in April of 2016 The annual Jewish Feast of Passover started this past Friday Night and around the world Jews (and many Christians) will be celebrating the passing over of the death angel in Egypt of every home which had the blood of the lamb on their doorposts (Exodus 12). …
How Much Blessing Can You Handle?
I recently held a half-million dollars in my hands. No, it wasn’t mine. I interface with dozens of ministries and non-profits that care for people in various ways around the world. One of the ministries was given one of the most generous gifts they have ever received to aid them in caring for those to whom they minister. I happened …
Fall In Love With What You Have
Our world is addicted to ‘that other thing’. I was at a football game recently where several people in the row in front of me were watching a different football game on their phones. They had really good (expensive) tickets for a great game, but they were more interested in the game they weren’t at. Why? I don’t presume to …
Some Miracles Are Up To You
We all want to see the miraculous. All of us need miracles in our lives in one area or another. I have had the privilege of experiencing and beholding many miracles both in my personal life and in the lives of others. Some of the greatest miracles that happen in this life are in the realm of the human will …
Please Pass the Salt
I have been pretty sick lately. So much so that I was super late in getting my blog out for the week as I navigated sickness and tried to catch up from getting so far behind in several things. A cold turned into a bad cold, which turned into a sinus infection which turned into yuck (there’s a point to this …