If ever there was a time for a call to sit up and take notice of an old saying that is quite true, it is today: “If you fail to stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” Can you see how that applies in every aspect of life today? It’s especially hard to see people […]

There’s not a person who has not experienced the phenomenon of unanswered prayer, or I should say, “apparent unanswered prayer.” There are times when God’s answer is a “no,” or a “wait,” or even a “there is something better for which I am preparing you.” As the title indicates, we are dealing with the “no” […]

Picture yourself doing what you know you should be doing, and you get criticized. What do you do? Do you stop what you are doing, or do you press on? We celebrate stories of men and women who took defeat or criticism and used the experience to motivate them to do whatever was necessary to […]

Anything you do, if you can stretch and do a little more, you can find a sense of power from the breakthrough to go a little farther. The athlete that does all the repetitions the coach prescribed, but despite feeling spent goes after one more, finds a new personal best. The writer who has been […]

We have all heard the saying, hopefully in jest, “why do today what you can put off to tomorrow.” Although it may bring a laugh or two, it’s really a deadly saying because too many things are easy to put off to tomorrow and in doing so we are actually sinning in our attitude. Wait […]

Although life does have its ups and downs overall, it is really just a daily grind, but we shouldn’t be surprised. After sin entered the world, God declared man’s effort to sustain life would be laborious. Genesis 3:17–19 (ESV) — 17 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your […]

In 2001 I won a trip to Russia to fly in a Mig-29 and it was quite an exciting flight. Prior to the flight, we were required to go through ejection seat training so we would be prepared. In the event of an ejection seat scenario the pilot would give the command to “prepare to […]

There is just something about seeking the Lord in the early morning hours that cannot compare with any other time of the day. Maybe it’s the discipline of denying yourself or maybe it’s the greater opportunity of uninterrupted time with God. Nevertheless, it’s a proven beneficial time for which even the Lord Jesus Christ and […]

There are many descriptions of “the mind” as it pertains to the way we live our lives. Many talk today about a “divided mind” as they feel pulled in a multitude of directions. Others speak of a “lazy mind” that doesn’t want to think. What about a “perfect” mind? Philippians 3:15  Let us therefore, as […]

It’s an experience we face from time to time when an apparent open door of opportunity closes, and we are not sure what to do. We’ll probably hear a word with which people try to console saying, “whenever one door closes another door opens,” but how do you find and recognize the open door? Is […]