Beating your friends to millionaire status. Spending more when less would do just as nicely. Looking for the next rung on the ladder…no matter who you might step on to reach it. These are all examples of selfish ambition, and … Read the rest
Does darkness loom like a black fog over your head today? If so, you may be just around the corner from the dawn of a new day. Yeah, I know you may be thinking that’s easy for me to say. … Read the rest
Even though this world is full of mean-spirited, dark, and evil people…there’s something you can do to be sure peace will be with you… …Meditate. That’s one of those words Christians have allowed eastern and “new age” religions to quietly … Read the rest
In case you don’t already know…I’m gonna show you how to be happy where you are right now. How’s that for a pitch? Maybe where you are right now is a place full of anger, bitterness, and turmoil. There’s a … Read the rest
Focus in on better things so you’re equipped to guard your hearts and minds. In Philippians 4:8-9 Paul shows us how focus is so important. Focus is a buzzword, nowadays, used by many motivational speakers and marketing gurus. But the focus … Read the rest
I’m grateful and thankful to God that I can be in this world but not of it. It’s an increasingly dangerous place to be, and it’s a great relief to my soul and spirit to know I don’t have to … Read the rest
The only way you’ll ever achieve a goal on purpose is if you continue to press toward the goal…even when it seems impossible to get there. In basketball, the “full court press” is a term used to describe the extra … Read the rest
If there was ever anyone who knew and experienced the excellence of the knowledge of Christ…it was Paul. In Philippians 3:1-11 Paul describes some of his credentials as a Jew. He could confidently say he was a credible source of … Read the rest
Are you willing and/or able to supply what is lacking in others? That’s not a question that requires any false humility because we’re actually called by God to supply what is lacking in the lives of others. Think about it…if … Read the rest
When Paul said “all seek their own” in Philippians 2:21, he didn’t mean every person in existence. It was a figure of speech…sort of like how we might say “all our friends are going to the game”. We don’t necessarily … Read the rest
