He wakes at 5 am, gets in a quick workout, and starts the workday by 7:30. He works hard and makes enough to keep the bills paid, sometimes with a little extra at the end of the month. His friends know him as a kind and well-adjusted guy, someone who has weathered some tough storms in recent years but emerged OK on the other side. … Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 1)
Have you ever lost hope? If being honest, I know I have – at least for some things, or during long dry seasons. I have lost hope for things longed (even prayed) for to have happened by now, and yet here I am … eyes weary from straining to see something emerge on the far horizon. Dreams that I eventually gave up watering, that now … Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Prologue)
It was several years ago when I first noticed it while reading Psalm 37. Over and over again, the same phrase … “inherit the earth / inherit the land” And I thought to myself, what in the world does that mean? Obviously, something significant or it wouldn’t be repeated so often – but what? So like I often did (and still do), I just sort of tucked it away … Continue reading Crossing Jordan: walking into your inheritance
I’m 55 years old, and you would think I would have learned this by now. Have you ever seen plans fall apart before your eyes, and then been left standing in unfamiliar and challenging places wondering Why? Why now? Why here? Maybe even stomped your feet a few dozen times trying to get God’s attention so that He would deliver you out from this dry … Continue reading It was not supposed to be like this.
What are you dreaming about? I’m not necessarily talking about sleepy-time dreams, but the dreams and aspirations that drive you to keep on pressing, keep on pursuing. Maybe you’re dreaming of becoming a doctor. Maybe you’re dreaming of becoming a home owner. Maybe you’re dreaming about the day you will become debt free. Or maybe, like me, you’re dreaming of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Just over … Continue reading Little by Little
It’s been almost two and one-half years since I took that first step of obedience. If you’ve read Water Walking, you may remember it was April 2014 when I respond to an inner voice that spoke to me in a time of earnest prayer … “You will never leave the shore if you don’t put weight on your foot (and take that first step of faith).” I can’t tell you how many … Continue reading It’s your inheritance.
This morning I am reminded of a saying I’ve had posted in my office for the last two years. The more I meditate on it, the deeper and richer it becomes. “The WORD produces FAITH – FAITH produces GRACE – GRACE produces POWER.” ~Creflo Dollar I’ve got a lot to do today with some pretty high expectations for what will be the outcome of today’s actions. But is it … Continue reading Priorities.
Recently, while visiting my oldest daughter and her two little girls, I had taken my glasses off so that I could better rough house with them a little. One of my favorite things to do with these little munchkins is to swoop them up in my arms, swing them around a bit, and then bury my face in the crook of their neck and kiss them until they squeal … Continue reading The wisdom of a 2-year old: “Put you glasses on.”
Putting Hope To Work 