ESSAYS AND BLOGS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL DISCIPLINE.
The Discipline Of Gratitude
The Discipline Of Gratitude So are you all ready for your Thanksgiving? Just in case any of you experience a place in the meal where the conversation runs dry, here are a few of the [...]
When God Plays Hide & Seek With You, Look Back With Gratitude
When God Plays Hide & Seek With You, Look Back With Gratitude Do you know that God likes to play games? God of course loves Monopoly, and why not – he owns everything, right? God [...]
What I’ve Learned From Moving (So Far)
The following is an article I wrote back in May 2016 as Janis and I were preparing to move to California. Now as we're preparing to move to California again (Maryland, this time), I thought [...]
From California-West To California-East
From California-West To California-East “The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. Return, O my soul, to your rest, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” Psalm 116:6-7 Back [...]
When Your Child Acts Like A Wild Horse, Train Him Like One
When Your Child Acts Like A Wild Horse, Train Him Like One Dr. Lew Sterrett loves Jesus…and horses. He runs an organization called Leaders By H.E.A.R.T. where he teaches leadership and coaching skills by [...]
Death Of A Pastor…Again – Some Thoughts On Suicide
Death Of A Pastor...Again - Some Thoughts On Suicide My heart was so grieved to learn of yet another young, well-known, well-loved pastor who took his own life this past week, leaving behind a loving [...]
If You Fail To Plan, You Plan To Fail
If You Fail To Plan, You Plan To Fail 7 Lessons On How To Plan From A 2,500 Year Old Dude Back in 536 B.C. a group of Jewish exiles came back home after a [...]
3 Proven Ways For Guys To Have More Friends
3 Proven Ways For Guys To Have More Friends We live in a world today of so many connections, but so little friendship. Social media links us as never before with hundreds of people who [...]
I Kissed Jesus Goodbye: What To Think When A Christian Walks Away From Christ
I Kissed Jesus Goodbye: What To Think When A Christian Walks Away From Christ A few years ago, I watched a driver ahead of me lose control of his car and roll it on a [...]
The Gospel According To The Lion King
The Gospel According To The Lion King “Faith without art is dead,” is a saying of mine. It reflects the fact that (for me, at least) art can be used by God to awaken faith [...]
Faith Of Our Founders
Faith Of Our Founders History is one of those things that people either love or hate. There doesn’t seem to be a middle ground. But while you don’t have to like it, history is one [...]
I Believe In God The Father – Part 1
"I Believe In God The Father - Part 1" For Christians, thinking of God as our “Father” is woven deeply into our DNA. Jesus taught us in the Lord’s Prayer to say, “Our Father who [...]