Whom does your “outlet” please?
June 10th, 2009
This past weekend I participated in my first triathlon of the year. It was a beautiful day and I won…which means I finished and I was still breathing air This particular race was an Olympic distance triathlon and I will be doing a couple more of these as I build towards my ultimate goal of [...]
Shortcuts
May 21st, 2009
The fifth verse of this morning’s Proverb (21) kind of jumped out at me, “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” After I read this, my mind immediately pictured those darn people that stand in front of me in line at the convenience store and buy 5 minutes [...]
Making tomorrow better…
April 11th, 2009
“All I want from tomorrow, is to get it better than today” sang Huey Lewis in his song “Jacob’s Ladder” back in the late 80′s. Jacob’s ladder is a spiritual song that reminds me of the step by step process of the 12 steps. The 12 steps are a great way to rid ourselves of anything we [...]
“The harder I work…
April 6th, 2009
the luckier I get.” Is a quote the famous college basketball coach John Wooden used quite often. Wooden won 10 NCAA championships in 12 years, a record that will most likely never be broken. Much of his success, i.e. “luck” has been attributed to his disciplined work ethic. Luck is often defined as when preparation meets opportunity. [...]
“Just Do It”
March 28th, 2009
I just finished up an intense week of “purpose” in my life. As I’ve mentioned before, my purpose as a follower of Jesus is all about bringing others to Him and He blessed me with some awesome opportunities to witness at work and in my free time this past week. It ended with a pre-intervention meeting with the [...]
Spiritual Progress
March 14th, 2009
“You can strive for perfection, your goal can be perfection, your focus can be on perfection but if you require perfection in anything you do in life…you will never be happy.” Gino Auriemma University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach…as his team is closing in on a perfect season. At the beginning of most Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings the [...]
Legacy living…
March 1st, 2009
During a recent morning devotion I was studying 1 Samuel 1-2. It is the story of Hannah who for a long time was unable to have children. Hannah prayed persistently to God asking for a child. She said if God blessed her with the ability to have a child she would ”give this child to the Lord for all the days of his life.” God answered her [...]
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 [...]
What’s Your Season? (keeping the main thing the main thing)
February 15th, 2009
My pastor Mike Slaughter, whom I have much respect, did his annual “LIFE PURPOSE” message this weekend. He challenges us to look deeper and create a vision and mission for our lives driven by God. After the service last night a recovery friend of mind, Kathleeen, came up to me and asked me to pray with her. She was [...]
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 [...]