Posts tagged “Self-Control”
Invisible poison—you need the cure
I had one of the worst days of my life recently when I took my baby in for his one-year-old checkup and found out…
The economy of more
Last year I asked for more. I had one insane financial goal, and I asked God to help me meet it. He did. And…
Speed bumps
Ugh! Speed bumps. They’re everywhere. It was bad enough when they put them in parking lots. Now they’re on the narrow streets of neighborhoods…
Jesus calls the broken
Have you ever pretended you had it all together? Recently, I met a friend for coffee and, fueled by Pastor Mike’s sermons, decided to…
You can’t do it all, but you can give your all
I checked the National Day Calendar for February and was stunned by how much there is to celebrate. For the shortest month of the…
Don’t give up on Jesus
We are three weeks into the new year, so maybe you, like me, have already started writing the correct year on important documents. How’s…
Stock your arsenal
I’m not sure about you, but I don’t have too many enemies. I had that one terrible landlord once, a couple disgruntled employees, and…
Resolve
The ticktock countdown finally reached the midnight hour. While the echo of “Auld Lang Syne” burned off in the rising sun of the dawn,…
They use Jesus against us
Maybe Jesus was having a bad day when he told a story where the hero was a dishonest manager. Maybe he felt discouraged by…
Don’t be a troll
Do you know about troll farms? Until recently, I lived in blissful ignorance. But then I learned how thousands and thousands of people in…
If not now, when?
A few years back, I heard a pastor say most people don’t reject Jesus. They just never get around to following him. Each day…
Better is good
Forget about perfect. It’s not going to happen. Only God is perfect. I suggest we focus on something more attainable like being better. We…