KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE: SIMPLY NOT QUITTING is an excellent, God-given quality called endurance, or steadfastness. It’s because we know HE WILL NEVER MOVE that we’re able to go “all in” without ANY apprehension. Deu 32:4 To be selfless like Christ leads us to freedom, and to maximum glorification of God. Jesus knew our […]
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I haven’t written a golf-related blog in a while. I love golf because it is such a wonderful, rich metaphor for life, itself. Did you know that I have a whole series on this topic in one of my books on the North Christian Church website? You can find it here: Diary of a Journeyman – Volume 1:
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How do I deal with disturbances to my soul? The quickest answer is that I transcend the situation. This is, of course, easier said than done and it takes a lot of practice. I often think of the Apostle Paul because if anyone in this world has ever had to deal with disturbances to the
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Benjamin Franklin once said, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” While that’s a quippy thing to say, it’s not entirely accurate, especially for believers. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated
OUTLINE:2Ti 3:16-17All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.2Ti 3:16-17 [Amplified]All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error
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I taught my boys growing up that “it’s the last five percent that matters.” Allow me to explain. Whenever you’re engaged in an endeavor that requires endurance, there’s a disproportional weight placed on how you finish that decides the outcome. All four members of my family (my wife, my two sons, and me) were runners