The Benefits Are Not the Best Reason for Giving
Paul credits Jesus with the statement that it is better to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). This is a counterintuitive truth, and flies...
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Mar 11, 20212 min read
What Discipleship Relationships Can Give You
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Competing on my high school speech and debate team forged my development and maturity more than any...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
Fishers of Men
Image by Richard Mcall from Pixabay Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked along the beach at the Sea of Galilee and came across two...
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Feb 25, 20212 min read
Transformation and Sacrifice
Image by ElisaRiva from Pixabay From the moment of our conception, we change constantly from one form to another. Our entire lives are...
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Feb 19, 20212 min read
The Hard Work of Service
As Paul concludes an address to the elders at the church in Ephesus (Acts 20:32-35), he quotes Jesus, reminding them that it is “more...
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Feb 11, 20212 min read
Sparring with Risk, Chance, and Change
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay Risk, chance and change embrace and spar with one another in a sometimes frenzied martial dance...
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Feb 4, 20213 min read
The Risk in Three Birds and a Bush
Image by Marta Kulesza from Pixabay A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. I was a young and ignorant man sitting in an...
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Jan 28, 20212 min read
Chance and Change For Such a Time as This
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay “ For such a time as this ,” reigns as one of the most memorable verses in all of the Old Testament...
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Jan 21, 20212 min read
Courage, Virtue, and Chance
C.S. Lewis argued that “courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” What he meant is...
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Jan 6, 20212 min read
Take the Chance, Keep the Change
Image by msandersmusic from Pixabay William sat at his desk in a dreary office building. Walls with dull paint hemmed in his space. Dull...
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Dec 10, 20202 min read
Springs of Faith, Rivers of Life.
The Santa Fe river flows with life and beauty. Its waters course through the land, fed by springs that well up from underground. Far...
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Dec 2, 20203 min read
Moses Said He Wasn’t Good Enough. He Was Right.
Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay When God called on Moses from the burning bush to lead his people out of Egypt, Moses balked (Exodus...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
Strongholds Built Around Half Truths
Castillo De San Marcos Image by Paul Brennan from Pixabay The Castillo De San Marcos keeps an intimidating watch over the Matanzas River...
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Nov 19, 20202 min read
Don’t Let Satan Steal You
A couple of years ago, my family anticipated the arrival of a package from a major online retailer. When it did not arrive at the...
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Nov 12, 20202 min read
Grappling with God is a Measure of Faith
Faith produces behaviors. There’s no two ways around it. What you believe to be true, is what you act on. So true is this statement that...
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Nov 5, 20202 min read
Perspective Controls What You See
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay To paraphrase a C.S. Lewis quote, “what you see and hear depends a great deal on where you are...
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Oct 29, 20202 min read
Wise Investments and Foolish Investments
A friend approached me not too long ago and boasted about how he had just won $20 playing the lottery. His face beamed with...
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Oct 22, 20202 min read
Are You Investing in a River, or in a Swamp?
Photo of The Santa Fe River by Mike Hosey River banks, and river water entwine with one another in ways that are completely inseparable....
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
Who has Influence?
Today, the word “influencer” most immediately generates images of Instagram celebrities who have a gazillion followers. These celebrities...
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Oct 8, 20202 min read
What is Invaluable to Peak Performance?
Photo By Mike Bird from Pexels We always speak of an engine as if it is a singular part of a car. We might say something like, “I have a...
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