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…
Have you ever said something you wish you didn’t say – or did something you wished you didn’t do? Well here’s some good news. Aren’t you glad its not the last thing you’re ever going to say – or the last thing you’re ever going to do? The mistakes of the past are just that,…
Soup….of the day. I remember being a kid, growing up and playing hockey on the frozen ponds and lakes of New England. Of course we would always have to ‘walk’ home, freezing, with our skates tied and slung over our shoulders, hockey sticks in our hand and pucks in our pockets. The one and…
There’s a saying: “Once time is lost you can never get it back.” But there is a better saying about time: “Do the very best, with the time you have left.” Yesterday may be gone, but today is still here. One of the bizarre realities concerning time, is that we often don’t give it much…
Just about every morning we face the reality of hard work. Many times we feel it goes unrewarded or even unnoticed. The great heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali said: “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines – in the gym, and out there on the road, long before…