There is a baseball player in the United States named Josh Hamilton. He was one of the most promising talents to enter the big leagues. He had all the tools and abilities for a hall of fame career. Sadly, Hamilton was derailed by his constant struggle with substance abuse. He made a couple of comebacks…
Read MoreMany people lack the strength to make it through the day. Scientists have researched for years what makes the body tick. They have looked at diet, exercise, and sleep to see how a person can best optimize their performance in areas like sports, work, and everyday life. Methods are always changing, but you need a…
Read MoreThe Discovery Channel is running a show right now called Serengeti. It’s a real-life take on the movie Lion King. The cameras are following lions, monkeys, hyena’s, and other animals as they struggle to survive the hard living conditions of that region. What’s fascinating is the hierarchy of the packs of animals. The leader is…
Read MoreNothing is more confusing than when everything is going wrong, and we can’t understand why. The frustration that arises is almost unbearable. We look for answers, and it seems all the ones we find don’t work for what is going on. It’s at those moments that we want to give up. It’s at that point…
Read MoreHave you ever watched one of those shows where they clean up a hoarders house? It’s pretty disgusting as they show you all the piles of stuff and how the people live. There is a fear of letting things go, no matter how useless they are. Churches run into the same danger when they continue…
Read MoreThe other morning I was woken up by two dogs barking at 4 am. The way they were barking made it seem there was some problem. Sure enough, I walked out on to my front porch, and the dogs had a drunk man cornered on our street. He was stumbling around, and they were protecting…
Read MoreConsistency is one of the greatest needs in the workplace. Employers and supervisors are desperate for employees who show up on time and do the job they are supposed to do with a decent attitude. Turnover is increasing because workers don’t want to show up to work and while they are there they don’t want…
Read MoreI see a lot of cars with the bumper sticker that says, “Not of this world.” Most of them are done in an eye-appealing way, and some are just the four first letters of each word. It is a good reminder of who we are as Christians and what our eternal destination is. The challenge…
Read MoreThere was a meme I read on the internet the other day that listed how many followers a guy had on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and then it said the only ones outside of his hospital room were his wife and kids. Then it encouraged the reader to invest your time in what we important….
Read MoreThe whole premise of a genie in a lamp is that when we rub it, he is supposed to give us three wishes. We can have anything in the world our heart desires, but we can only have three of them. Many people try to treat Jesus like a genie in the bottle. We want…
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