Here is a story of turning a tragedy into a blessing. God does that all the time. He may be doing that for you. https://youtu.be/kb-cyFcd4aI Monday Matters on YouTube. Continue Reading
ALL IN: Day 11. Distracted
I was good at distracted driving before it was a popular term. I don’t like driving. I like looking for deer, playing with the grandkids, waving at people at red lights (that really freaks them out.) So, Doris does the driving for us. She’s a good driver, stays focused, pays attention, and doesn’t seem to… Continue Reading
ALL IN: Day 9
The walk with Jesus is a walk of discipline. That is why we are called disciples. That is why following Him is called discipleship. But discipline is not gritting your teeth and doing what you do not want to do. Discipline is having a heart open to being led by God. It is having a… Continue Reading
1/9/23 MondayMatters: The Lost Art of Discipline
It seems we have lost the value of and appreciation for self-discipline. We want it now. We feel we are owed something. We don’t want to sweat. But there is grea power in regaining the art of discipline. https://youtu.be/p5FbE7-3D6Y Also, here’s an invite to the upcoming couples conference. Continue Reading
ALL IN: Day 5
Continually. “They devoted themselves continually…” Acts 2:42 Last night we talked about a similar word, unceasing. Paul says, “Pray without ceasing.” I Thess. 5:17 Here are three possibilities. 1. Pray permanently. We should always be people of prayer. Never stop. I’ve never arrived to the point that I do not need to pray.2. Pray persistently.… Continue Reading
ALL IN: Day 4
I am seldom distracted by the meaningless, the paltry, the obvious waste of time. I am quite often, though, distracted by the good. I want to please people. I want to be liked. I want to be be known. And I put off the best for the sake of some really good things, just not… Continue Reading
ALL IN: Day 3
And we are off and running. The New Year is officially underway. Some businesses were closed yesterday because New Year’s Day was on Sunday. School was still out. Many Christmas decorations are still up. (Of course, this is Tennessee. That could be true in July.) But today, the world is back in full force, holiday… Continue Reading
ALL IN, Day 2
There are four priorities for the believer, discipleship, fellowship, worship, and prayer. (Acts 2:42) Only one of those can really be done alone, prayer. Our walk with God was never intended to be a solitary event. It is communal. God’s first redemptive act was making clothes for Adam AND Eve. Then He saves Noah’s entire… Continue Reading
On Lasts and Firsts
On Lasts and Firsts New Year’s Day, 2023 I was cleaning the garage this week. I do my best thinking there. We have a 2-car garage that has not had room for my car for 20 years. There are 2 baby-strollers, a huge box of baseball cards, every old musical instrument that you Jacob ever… Continue Reading
12/12/22 MondayMatters: Preparation for the Celebration
Just as we are making the final arrangements to be ready to celebrate Christmas, so we can be thinking about the preparations we need to make to create a better, stronger, more joyful walk with God is 2023 than we have ever known before. Today we talk about the things we need to do to… Continue Reading