That’s Why They Call it a Disease
April 30th, 2011
I am preparing to do two-1/2 ironman triathlons this summer/fall. I will spend anywhere from 8 to 15 hours per week training and the events will take me somewhere between 5 and 6 hours. One of my “bucket list” goals is to do a full ironman before I die and if I die doing [...]
“All I want from tomorrow…
April 11th, 2011
is to get it better than today.” These are words from Huey Lewis and The News’ song ‘Jacob’s Ladder.” I can remember listening to the cassette tape of their album “Fore”…yes cassette tape…over and over once I got into recovery. The two songs I clung to were this one and “Hip to Be Square.” Jacob’s Ladder” reminded [...]
Doing what “it” says = Serenity
November 3rd, 2010
James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” One of the greatest tools I was given in the infant stages of my sobriety was the serenity prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (other people, places and things), the courage [...]
What a Bird…
May 13th, 2010
2 Peter 1:vs-2&4; “May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.(2) And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s coruption caused by [...]
Eternal Freedom
April 9th, 2010
“Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) I can remember many years ago when I was immersed in my life as an alcoholic and addict. I would have these brief moments where I knew what I was doing was wrong and [...]
Choosing God over the world…
February 14th, 2010
James 4:1-10 (NIV); “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, [...]
“Bound” to continue…
January 10th, 2010
“Proverbs 25:28; “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” (This is a continuation from my previous blog about the two steps in achieving a new goal; start and continue. The next several posts will deal with what it takes to continue.) Has the following scenario ever happened to [...]
Break free from your SHELTER…
December 23rd, 2009
2 Timothy 1:7; “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (fear), but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (NIV) The other day my wife was looking out the back window of our home observing our new “rescue dog” Boyd sprinting across the yard having fun with his “brother” Onyx. [...]
The Forgotten Steps
October 16th, 2009
One of the challenges I have faced during my Christian/recovery walk is the willingness to allow God to have all of me. This means the good, the great, the bad and the ugly. It is hard for God to do his work through me when I am still holding onto old stuff. As most of [...]
How may I help you God?
October 9th, 2009
I was talking with a friend the other day and shared the fact that I felt as though I hit a dry spell in my faith walk. No matter how many different ways I prayed and read scripture it was like God wasn’t listening or talking to me. I was seeking guidance about something in [...]