What are you “looking” like these days?
April 3rd, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I went to Las Vegas on business. I don’t particularly like Vegas but I try to make the most of it while I am there. One thing I do enjoy about Vegas is getting up at day break and running the strip. I run for 60 minutes every day while [...]
Stubborn or Teachable…
March 31st, 2009
Proverbs 29:1 “Whoever is stubborn after being corrected (rebuked, criticized, instructed) many times will suddenly be hurt beyond cure.” (NCV,NIV,NLT) I believe Solomon was talking to the alcoholics of his time when he wrote this verse although it applies to anyone who lets stubbornness get in the way of being teachable and experiencing recovery. Many of us [...]
“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 [...]
Is it really that easy?
March 20th, 2009
The other day I ran across scripture from 1 John 4:15, “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the son of God, God lives in him and he in God.” I thought “wow God sure did make it easy for us.” All we need to do is acknowledge that Jesus is the son of God and [...]
Draw closer…
March 18th, 2009
For those of you struggling spiritually, mentally and/or physically at this time try holding onto the following scripture. These verses came to me this morning as I was praying for a dear friend and her family who is being challenged with the diagnosis of cancer. Although we may desire to always walk closely with Jesus, I have found that [...]
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 [...]
Who’s in your space?
March 10th, 2009
In a couple of weeks I will be delivering the keynote message to Ohio Northern University’s third year pharmacy students at the annual ONU Pharmacy Mentorship Dinner. The third year is a pivotal year in the life of a pharmacy student. It’s a time for these soon to be professionals to begin thinking about the real world and what they [...]
If you pray why worry…
March 7th, 2009
and if you worry why pray? I remember hearing this saying years ago and it really hit home. Back then I would find myself praying for something and shortly after the prayer my mind was back focused on a worry. Today I know worry and anxiety are both self-focused and self absorbed conditions. I try my [...]
Weakness is Strength
March 3rd, 2009
This past Monday during a recovery meeting I attend, we were discussing death and the various fears associated with death. A friend of mine said his biggest fear of death is not for him but for those close to him who have not yet found Jesus. My mind started to wonder and I asked this question to [...]
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 [...]