Tag: eternity
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The corrective lens
Words: 612 Time to read: 3 minutes We are living in days when you need to have your biblical position figured out. You don’t have to be a theologian. But you do have to know your position. You don’t have to be a martyr, but you do need to know that you’d die for your beliefs.… Read more
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A priorities problem
Words: 1167 Time to read: 6 minutes What are your priorities? We all have them and far too often we confuse them. It’s easy to conflate what we need and what we want. We want to sit on the couch all day and do nothing but we need to contribute to society, even if for purely… Read more
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Right in front of us
The past is the past. We cannot change it–for the better or the worse. Satan’s greatest ploy is to deceive us into regretting our past mistakes and anticipating our future opportunities. Live each and every moment for the honor and glory of Christ. There is no greater opportunity than the one that is right before… Read more
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Here and now
It appears that the parent of a young child is always tired and exhausted. It’s difficult and at times exasperating work being a parent. You do your dead-level best to train and discipline and at the most inconvenient of times your children decide this would be the best time to test your patience and perhaps… Read more
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In the eternal view
There’s a popular concept to take the long view. Don’t settle for doing things necessarily more cost-effective in the moment, because believe it or not, it may actually be more expensive in the long run. To me the first thing that comes to mind are shoes. Not inherently obvious is the cost of the shoe… Read more
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The only One that matters
Our human nature clamors for recognition of contribution. Our motivation in the Gospel ministry cannot be which conference I will be asked to speak at, or what monetary gift I will receive, or how ministry partners will perceive what I’m doing (or not). I can have a large ministry. I can have a large influence.… Read more