I was watching a track and field event over the weekend, and in one of the sprints, the sprinter lunged forward for the finish line. It made a difference because he ended up on the medal stand. The runner wasn’t focused on those next to him; he was focused on finishing. What a great example…
Read MoreThere is a story of a prince who fell in love with a peasant woman. He gave up all of his wealth and prestige to live like a commoner so that he might win her heart. He worked in the fields and lived in a simple hut. She eventually fell in love with him and…
Read MoreAuthors spend thousands of dollars to get the perfect cover for their book. They know that if the image on the front is confusing, people won’t buy it. At the same time, millions of bad books have been purchased because they got the cover and the title right. The saying “Don’t Judge a Book by…
Read MoreThe movie Lethal Weapon 3, is based in a housing development under construction. Riggs and Murtaugh must find the drug group that was responsible for the murder. The final scene shows cars driving through the houses and many of them falling. What you may not know is that the housing development they used was already…
Read MoreI’ve watched sports my whole life, and the one thing that annoys me the most is when athletes are overly impressed with themselves. They draw attention to play and whine when things don’t go their way. Fans feed their ego by showering them with adoration. The athletes who I most respect are those who work…
Read MoreWhat do you want to be known for when you die? If you could summarize it in one sentence, what would it be? All of us want to live a life with meaning. How do we go about that? It starts with figuring out what finish line you want to cross. Do you want the…
Read MoreJesus spent a lot of time in the mountains by himself praying. Sometimes he would minister all day and then spend all night in prayer. He always came away from those times reenergized and ready for the work of the ministry. We can learn so much from these episodes. Today we see Jesus choosing prayer…
Read MoreIt’s hard to focus on what is important today. Experts say that we get bombarded with thousands of images and ads meant to get our attention. It usually takes a worker twenty minutes to get back on task after an interruption. Paul was someone who didn’t let these distractions make him lose focus. To him…
Read MoreMany of nature’s most beautiful features include fantastic rock formations. Last summer our family went to Moab, Utah to hike at Arches National park. Multiple rock forms are shaped in the form of arches out, and you can climb around the base. Over the centuries these have stood the test of time. They have endured…
Read MoreMany years ago a state government had to remove solitaire from their computers because too many employees were playing the game and not doing their work. Productivity exploded afterward. Who knows how many hours are lost today with each employee having their own smartphone with an endless amount of games on it. As Christians, we…
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