Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:23 (ESV)
I recently watched a show on the History Channel called Secret Access: Air Force One. It was a fascinating look at what is involved in flying the President of the United States. This particular show focused on a trip to Africa [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Spiritual growth'
“…work heartily, as for the Lord…”
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Church, Spiritual growth
Top Ten Actions For The New Year
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Family, Financial management, Health, Personal growth, Spiritual growth
Years ago I established the habit of doing a big picture review of major areas of my life. Here’s my Top Ten Actions for the New Year:
Review habits of spending time with God, your spouse, and your children.
Plan to keep your”saw sharpened.” (Stephen Covey made this analogy well known. The idea is to make sure [...]
Tags:annualcreditreport·Family·habits·insurance·New Year·Traditions·vacation
More Resources For Spiritual Growth
September 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Spiritual growth, WOGCC
A few months ago, I recommended a few online Bible study tools. Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill in Seattle, just posted his own six study essentials on his blog. All very good and worth checking out.
I’m beginning a new series this Sunday entitled, Growing Together: Building Community by Reaching In, Up, and Out. I [...]
Tags:Bible·Bible study·community·Mark Driscoll·Mars Hill·podcast·resources
Praying God’s Word
April 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Family, Parenting, Spiritual growth
My twin daughters spent the weekend with a daughter of some family friends while the parents were out of town. One of my daughters came down with a bad stomach flu yesterday afternoon. I brought her home and took care of her the rest of the day. Just as I went to bed last night, [...]
Tags:care·comfort·flu·Germaine Copeland·God's Word·healing·prayer·Prayers That Avail Much·Scriptures·WOGCC
Gary Smalley’s Couples Conference: Take Away’s
April 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Family, Marriage, Personal growth, Spiritual growth
Our church hosted Gary Smalley’s Couples Conference simulcast today. Keynote speakers were Gary Smalley, Erwin and Kim McManus, Les Parrott, and Henry Cloud. Here are my take-aways:
Guard your heart for from it flow the issues of life - your words, actions, emotions.
If you’re irritated by something your spouse does, it’s most likely a [...]
Tags:Erwin McManus·feeling·Gary Smalley·Henry Cloud·intimacy·judgment·Kim McManus·Les Parrott·Marriage·relationship
Take A Day For A Prayer Retreat
April 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Personal growth, Spiritual growth
I’ve been an experienced retreater for quite a few years. One of my regular retreats is a day each month. It’s on my calendar each month for the entire year. Even though it’s generally the same day each month, I sometimes get surprised when I see it’s coming up that week. Occasionally, my reaction [...]
Tags:Broomtree Ministries·Dwayne and Rita Hanon·Mark 1:35·prayer·prayer cottage·retreat·solitude
Online Bible Study Tools
April 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Spiritual growth
I taught today on some basics for Bible study. I’ve done so numerous times over the last 20 years but today was different. I used to recommend a basic assortment of Bible handbooks, commentaries, dictionaries, etc. Even though I included a few of those recommendations today, my main recommendation was to simply access one of [...]
Tags:2 Timothy 2:15·Bible study·online resources·studylight.org
Daily Reminders For 2008
March 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Personal growth, Spiritual growth
Received the following from a church member…
1 :: Wake Up!!
Decide to have a good day.
Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
2 :: Dress Up!!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
The [...]
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