Friendship! Is it defined in the dictionary? Or is it better defined in real life. How do we measure Friendship? Out of all the things we experience in human life, one of the most joyful, and blessed and yet trying and difficult areas is certainly the principle of friendship. It is extraordinarily amazing…
Have you ever had or experienced a Setback? You know – that moment when everything was moving along, things were seemingly working well, and all of a sudden – out of nowhere – Bam –and your thrown right off the track. Yep – it’s a Setback! Now what? Well – only one way forward.…
Have you ever heard of the saying – Never say Never? Well, I’m not so sure about this statement. In many instances, I like the word Never. For example – Never give up – Never stop serving – Never stop giving – Never stop loving – Never stop helping – Never stop learning – Never…
Life is a collection of moments – And this moment – matters. It’s much more than driving to work, cooking breakfast, preparing the kids for school, or a million things. It’s the moment that we’re alive, and breathing the breath of life! And this moment, is what you make it. It doesn’t have to…
Time management! That’s a tough one. It seems like there’s always more to do, than time allows. It can also be frustrating because the things we ‘want’ to do – get swallowed up by the things we ‘have’ to do. But God helps us by teaching that in life: there’s a ‘time’ – for…
Have you ever felt that no matter how hard you try, you just can’t reach that goal you’ve set, or get that one important thing done that you just really want to finally get done? I recently saw a picture of a good friend’s dog after surgery. They put one of those ‘lampshade things’…
Have you ever set out to do something, and been disappointed? No doubt, we’ve all dealt with disappointment. My good friend and Legendary guitar player Phil Keaggy, wrote a song called, ‘Disappointment, His appointment.’ By changing the letter D with an H – it went like this: ‘Disappointment – His Appointment – change one…
Michelangelo said, “Genius, is eternal Patience.” I’ll never forget gazing upon the genius of Michelangelo while in Rome. From his sculptures – to the ceiling of the Sistine chapel – just incomparable brilliance. Can you imagine ‘his’ patience? He must have had a thousand temptations to give up and walk away – but for…
One of the greatest things we can ever do for someone – is a simple act – of Kindness. It’s been said that “Kindness is the language which deaf can hear and blind can see.” I’ve learned over the years that God uses simple acts of kindness in the most amazing ways. A smile,…
We have all heard the term: “Don’t Give Up” But sometimes we really see it in true and vivid color. My band, Full Armor, did a fundraiser for a little 12-year-old boy who had cancer. His favorite saying was – “Don’t Give Up.” I was so inspired by his courage and joy, in the face…