Right Now
February 27th, 2009
One of my favorite rock songs of all time is Right Now by Van Halen. Great tune with an awesome keyboard opening and powerful lyrics. One of the greatest causes of the death of dreams is procrastination and over-analyzation. I learned a long time ago if you are going to do something then do it! That is [...]
Great Thinking
February 21st, 2009
“Walk with the wise and become wise, associate with fools and get in trouble.” These powerful words come from the book of Proverbs 13:20. When I read these words a week or so ago I thought to myself “one of the main differences in my life today compared to my life of addiction is the [...]
Spirit Pleasing & Discipline = Eternal Life
February 12th, 2009
There are days that I think discipline has become a four letter word in the United States. It seems as though we’ve become a society willing to depend upon other people, places and things in order to find health, wealth and happiness. If you don’t understand where I’m coming from watch the news. How about the lady that [...]
Running with a purpose…
February 4th, 2009
So how are the New Year’s resolutions going? I shared a couple of mine with you and so far I’ve been able to keep the promises I made to myself with the exception of starting on my book. I’m going to have to figure out a way to write in the morning because by evening my mind is [...]
Leading Jesus Style
January 25th, 2009
A friend of mine gave me the book “Prepared to Win” this past week. The book is a compilation of stories about the 1977-2008 boys state tournament basketball coaches of west central Ohio. As I was reading through the stories I came across a quote by one of the coaches who is an old basketball playing [...]
Deny Self + God = Success
December 29th, 2008
I hope all of you are making New Year’s resolutions that will equate into successful living in 2009. For me, success is a continuous journey of setting and accomplishing predetermined worthwhile goals that make a positive impact on the world. Several years ago when I surrendered my life to Jesus I added the last part [...]
Let go AND GROW
November 20th, 2008
Being in recovery and following Jesus has taught me many things. But one of the greatest gifts I have received is the ongoing willingness to grow. At some point in my recovery I finally figured out that “comfortable” meant I was being lazy and not growing. God would have another adventure in store and I would start [...]
Sowing and Reaping
November 16th, 2008
Every year in November my pastor conducts a sermon series about finances. If you would like to listen to these great messages you can click the Ginghamsburg Church link in the right column and then click sermons. He does a remarkable job of explaining God’s vision for our financial future. Bottom line is God wants us to have [...]
Be Still
October 30th, 2008
“Be still and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10. Taking time to be still every day is a key component of my recovery program. Years ago I was told about the importance of having a morning recovery program. What started as a quick prayer and a devotional read that took less than 15 minutes [...]
Truth is a process
October 18th, 2008
Last week I wrote about honesty and how important it is to get honest with ourselves in order to be set free from our afflictions and addictions. I just read a post on my pastor’s blog where a person from another church said his church taught “the real truth.” This comment made me reflect on the [...]