Thu // Warrior :: Weapons
Title: Are you prepared? Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. – Ephesians 6:11 I love to fish. So that I would be ready for any trip, I keep three tackle boxes ready. This is an expensive hobby, so those three boxes of “weapons” took […]
Friday// Steel: Passion
Title: Do you love me? Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 The question was once asked of me, “What would your life look like a year from now if you passionately pursued God?” I couldn’t answer because I wasn’t […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: How do you handle stress? So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 A noted men’s speaker, Steve Farrar, once described how his day had gone so bad that he contracted UMS. UMS, or Ugly Man Syndrome, is an affliction that causes you […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Made to Worship Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b Ok, it’s been a tough week already. Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve fought with your wife. You begin to hear the whispers of the enemy, and […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: Worship is a Way of Life Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 Work stinks, the car breaks down, and you’ve had a fight with your wife. You hear the whispers of the enemy, and you begin to listen. You try everything you know, […]
Friday // Steel :: Example
Title: Do as I say, not as I do Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Do as I say, not as I do. Is that a phrase you uttered in your life? Why? Do you act differently at church than you […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Who is the enemy? For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 A few years ago, I read a series of books entitled The Chronicles […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Integrity at all costs Till I die, I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b I work for FedEx, so I have no supervision once I start making my deliveries. One thing that stands out about my work is that I have set deadlines for when packages have to be off my truck. […]
Friday// Steel:: Example
Title: Do as I do. Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b What kind of man would you follow, one who tells you what to do or one who shows you? I come from a military family, and growing up, I […]
Sunday// Sacrifice: Stand
Title: Clearing the path Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 I worked at our church relief center, which became a distribution point […]