Sometimes life feels like a race. Everyone is trying to win, and the competition is good. We are, in actuality, running our own race. Our only real competitor is ourselves. We should self-evaluate how well we are doing by how much effort we put into it. Give it everything you have in you. Finish strong…
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Spectator Sports
I love watching great athletes. My dream when I was a teenager was to play safety in the NFL. My dream wasn’t to become a reality because I didn’t possess the physical gifts to play at that level. So I’m content being a spectator.
Life isn’t a spectator sport, though. We must get in the game every day and give it everything we have. All of us are gifted in some special way. You know your talents. Use them for the benefit of others. You will benefit, too…
Death and Taxes
Benjamin Franklin told us the only certain things in life are death and taxes. Old Ben left out a few. Today’s short examines another certainty in life…struggles.
Anger
There are times when we should get angry. It should piss us off when we learn of child abuse, sex trafficking, physical and emotional abuse. Jesus got angry when he saw how people were disrespecting The Temple…God’s house. He made a whip to drive out the animals and traders.
Righteous anger is okay. Getting angry when someone cuts us off in traffic to the point where we want revenge isn’t okay. In fact, it’s just dumb…
Evil
Evil exists in our world and will always be present. We live on a broken planet, and nothing this side of Heaven will change that. There is hope, though. The heart of mankind can be transformed through acts of kindness and compassion, two of the things that connect us with each other. We cannot legislate evil out of the hearts of men, but we can examine our own hearts and be kind…
100%
Whatever you do, give it everything you have in you. If you only give 80%, you are cheating yourself. There’s a difference between hard work and commitment…
Interview With Casey McPherson
The determination, resilience and grit it took Casey McPherson to experience worldwide success in the music industry prepared him for what he’s facing now…a small child with all incurable genetic disorder. Casey was an easy interview because he was open and honest about his life, his struggles and his purpose…finding the cure for his daughter, Rose. There is hope. Click on the link to watch our interview. Please consider donating. Everything helps…
Outside In? Or Inside Out?
When you meet someone, are you merely looking at them? Or are you looking deeper within them…at their heart level? Someone might be physically beautiful, but they are so much more than that. Look at them for who they are…
Mindset
Mindset is everything. How we approach a project or situation beforehand in our minds will determine our outcome. Having a healthy mindset requires that we believe in ourselves, we believe we can do whatever we set our minds to. Just believe…
Fact or Fiction
We live in a culture where opinions are taken as facts. Opinions are opinions, nothing more. Do your research and check your sources. Do not simply rely on what some talking head tells you. Learn as you go…