Posts tagged “Perseverance”
Not just a pep talk
FDR famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Inspiring words! But they’re just words, a pep talk. Is a…
Jesus will get you to the finish
Years ago I made the foolish decision to try to run a marathon way faster than I was trained to run. For the final…
Self-discipline training 101
Do you have a significant goal/dream you hope to accomplish in your life? I do. Yet days, weeks, and years have gone by, and…
Finish the race
Have you heard of a 0K (not OK, but zero kilometers)? One might be held at a minor league stadium. You walk the length…
Jesus beautifies our brokenness
Originating in 15th-century Japan, Kintsugi is the art of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer. Each piece is uniquely crafted and repaired,…
Stay focused
While Jesus was busy going through towns and teaching people, some Pharisees gave him some bad news: he should leave because Herod wanted to…
Evil is real. But so is God.
From naivety to naming evil In 1978 renowned psychiatrist M. Scott Peck published The Road Less Traveled. The book was a massive success, selling…
Just give it!
One of the biggest struggles that my congregation has is keeping its generous commitments. Whenever we open the Bible and preach on giving, people…
Little by little
We all wish God would snap his fingers and make our lives easier. We wish nicotine cravings would simply disappear, depression would magically lift,…
A day at a time
When I was growing up, my mother frequently reminded me to take it a day at a time. I wasn’t good at doing so…
A Christian guide to thriving
You don’t need to go far to see how much the world has strayed from God’s intended design. What God ordains is often condemned,…
Fight for the faith
A few months back, a stranger stopped me in the produce section of my local grocery store and said, “Pastor, you don’t know me,…