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Category Archives: Faith

Quitting

Quitting…is not an option. per·se·ver·ance ~ noun steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement . We all want to quit sometimes.  Discouragement can be daunting. Hurt.  Disappointment.  Fear.  And a number of other emotions can bring us to our knees.  We want…

Commitment

For years I’ve displayed a little laminated card on my bookshelf that I received from John Maxwell when I served under his leadership at Skyline Church.  He used to say that if he gave us something was laminated, we’d better pay attention! This particular card was entitled “Commitment is the Key”, and it has a…

Wrestling with God

Genesis 32:22-32 tells an incredible story of Jacob literally wrestling with God.  As I read it again I found what I’ve always found about it…it’s intriguing, delightful…and preposterous!  I mean who wrestles with God Himself??? Then I realized again…I do. Not literally like Jacob did.  But I do wrestle.  And recently I’ve been doing a…

Stripped

What if God allowed you to be stripped? What if… …God all0wed your sense of relevance to be taken away or questioned? …God allowed your “name” to be diminished among your peers & community? …God allowed your sense of purpose to be questioned? …God allowed you to be in a position to question your faith & trust in Him…

Praying with your kids

Earlier this week I wrote a post called Praying For Our Kids. In this post, let’s talk about praying WITH our kids.  I think most Christian parents would agree that praying FOR our kids, but we also need to pray WITH them.  Why?  Primarily because: God hears the prayer of a believing child as much…

Praying for our kids

As a parent of two Junior High boys, I pray a lot!  But any parent should be praying for their kids.  Soon after my second son, Garret, was born, I wrote this prayer and have prayed it almost daily since then: Dear Father, Teach Taylor & Garret to love You with a genuine and real…

Do you care – really?

This question has been rattling around my brain a lot over the past few months: “do you care – really?” As a believer, pastor and all around good guy the answer in my mind has always been “of course I care!!”  But do I?  How does it show?  When I was serving at a church…

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