Practicing Joy Through Patience in Growth

PRACTICING JOY Fruit will come in due season. We may not FEEL joyful. We may not feel love, peace, good, kind, merciful, faithful, gentle, or feel we possess self-control. But if we are IN CHRIST, fruit WILL COME. Root yourself! Dig deep into the soil. Soak in the moisture and the nutrients around you. Connect …

Repairing the Nets: Rules of Rest

This proverb is often attributed to Steve Jobs. It is a valuable way of thinking. It certainly worked for him. But what does it mean? Are we to keep busy merely for the sake of societal or perceived spiritual self improvement? God forbid! It is a truth, however, that renewal is not redeemed through idleness. …

The Highlight Reel

Put your heart and soul into every activity you do, as though you are doing it for the Lord himself and not just for others. For we know we will receive a reward, an inheritance from he Lord, as we serve the Lord Yahweh, the anointed one.Colossians 3:23, 24 Grady and I have seen several …

Homeward Bound

The year was 1990.  FYI, I googled important events from 1990. George Bush was president. Nelson Mandela was released from prison. I was in my third year of college. Honestly, I remember little else. Even the top ten tunes and blockbuster movies have faded into the recesses of my memory. I had other things on …