Category: Effort

Go Find a “Rose Guy”

Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (NIV) At the end of the Main Street/Grand Ave. exit off of Southbound Interstate 75 in Dayton, Ohio stands a man who sells roses for a living.  On more than one occasion, I’ve stopped and conducted business with him.  There is a place in my heart for…

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The “Magic” Formula

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he (Christ) said to me (Paul), “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (NIV) James 2:17 “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (NIV)   A couple of weeks ago a friend met with me after…

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Excellence

Matthew 25:23,  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”  My EagleLaunch Thought For The Week; “Excellence is a dynamic, ever-evolving state created by those willing to continuously redefine and stretch their potential,” came to me as…

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Heart Check

“For the word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV). Throughout my career as a businessman and also as an athlete I often found myself using the phrase…

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