Look for ways to invest yourself in NOW moments that will outlive you. Make every breath matter, engage every moment with an eternity mindset, and allow the past to remind us of God’s goodness and nothing else.

How do we stir good works up in each other?

How we respond to pain tells us how we’ll respond to our purpose! Will we back down, shy away or run away because the pain is too great.

The recent Gillette razor ad about toxic masculinity misses the point about men and toxic actions on so many fronts. Toxic behavior is not determined by gender, male babies aren’t born toxic anymore than female ones are. The common toxic pollutant of human behavior is not gender, but sin. The world is full of people who do toxic things because of sin! The Bible reminds us.

I have found in my own life that the removal of idols is messy, painful business.

Everything we go through in life is to make us like Jesus. While struggles may surprise us, they do not define us, but they can refine us!

The Gospel is not potential salvation. The Gospel is promised salvation.

The Gospel, the Good News is the power of God for salvation. He makes salvation happen!

“To live is Christ” means that Christ is our focus, our goal, and our heart’s desire

I live independent from my circumstances… they don’t have control… even death is no threat… Christ is in control of my life… and that makes me free!

We forget so easily… we lose sight of God’s faithfulness and all His blessings towards us. Instead, we recall (interesting word isn’t it?) our past… we call back memories of so many past negative events and give them far too much airtime in our heads. Instead… we can choose to recall the powerful moments of God’s faithfulness… and remember what God has brought us through.

When you surrendered your life, you became a target to take out.