Inspiration
What Are You Made Of?
I had never been out of the country, but kept feeling a tug in my spirit to go to The Netherlands. The minute I agreed, money started pouring in and I never asked anyone for a penny. Plane tickets, passports…all paid for. I showed up not having a clue what I was supposed to do…
Read MoreThoughts on Proverbs 27:17 “As Iron Sharpens Iron”
I’m amazed at how frequently I see the verse in Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” used, especially when men are encouraging other men. When I do, I always feel the need to make sure that we are not missing the underlying truth to the verse and its message. We…
Read MoreGratitude
The ten lepers slowly, but deliberately, hobbled down the middle of the street, knowing that at any minute someone might come out from the shadows and shoo them away. They were desperate. They had to find out if what they had heard was true. Stumbling along the way, leaning on their canes, covering their faces…
Read MoreThe Day the Job Ended
I began my day at work, November 11, 1986, just as I had any other day at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), the largest private employer in the state of Virginia. I walked through the big, heavy iron gates bearing the company name and logo, spoke with the guard who was verifying IDs, and walked towards…
Read MoreAre You a Drain to Your Leader
In the movie Apollo 13, we saw a fictional account of the rescue of four American astronauts. After suffering severe damage that brought an end to their original mission, and threatened their safe return to earth, we watched as the men and women of NASA worked passionately and diligently to bring our astronauts home safely.…
Read MoreDon’t Take The Force With You
It was 1967 and according to the hit musical Hair, it was “The Age of Aquarius.” That song was the number one pop single for six weeks, and all over the nation, schools were teaching their students the song by the same name. Few knew what the song meant, but that didn’t seem to matter…
Read MoreOur Enemies Are Spiritual
We are in a cosmic struggle of Good versus Evil. Satan is our primary enemy. He seeks to destroy our lives. If he is unable to accomplish this, his secondary goal is to neutralize our influence. This is a consistent theme throughout the New Testament. It shouldn’t surprise anybody. What is surprising is how…
Read MoreAnd David Perceived He Was King
Samuel was weeping when God told him to go anoint David. There may be a Saul we are weeping over, but God has a David standing in the field that we need to anoint. We must fill our horn with oil, and be on our way. Samuel didn’t live to see his greatest most unlikely…
Read MoreThe Business Side of Ministry
When Jesus said, “I must be about My Father’s business” (Luke 2:49 KJV), I don’t think that anyone interprets that as Jesus building His church as a business. The dictionary defines business as; “The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services.” Other definitions include; “A person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing,…
Read MoreHugs, Pearls, and Swine
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” I recall being newly married, and constantly getting this Scripture. Imagine that. I could not for the life of me interpret completely what this was to mean to me. Though I studied…
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