Godly Obedience – Satan’s Tool

Satan is devious. The Bible uses terms such as Father of Lies  and the one who masquerades as an angel of light. Satan’s most effective tool is to cast doubt on our understanding of what God has called us to do. He lives in the lies of instant gratification and worldly prosperity. He prods us with what ifs and if onlys so that what appeared to be Godly obedience now seems to be sinful wondering. The benefits of following God’s direction is overshadowed by the outcome and the doubt placed in our minds by the Evil One. (more…)

Positive Procrastination Promotes Profound Possibilities

Alliteration aside, this post title should catch your attention. How can procrastination be positive? How can it promote profound possibilities? Isn’t procrastination the disease of the weak willed and chronically unmotivated? We all do it but to suggest adopting it as a way of life, isn’t that unchristian? (more…)

That’s Going to Leave a Mark

Everyone has them; memories etched in our epidermis. They are marks in our life influenced by things out of our control as well as marks in our life caused by us not exercising more control. Some are the results of great adventures, others poorly thought out stunts. Some, the lasting marks of childhood diseases and pubescent outbreaks, others, the result of medical interventions. Scars mark our body like a brush marks a canvas, they capture a moment in time so that we remember. (more…)

When I grow up I want to be…

…dead! I know it sounds awful and even a bit morbid but it is true. I looked in the mirror after my last haircut and realized that God knowing the number of hairs on my head was getting easier. That being said my follicley challenged head is not my reason for this statement. I noticed recently when I lie down my bosoms fall into my armpits. This is disturbing on two levels. First, gravity is taking its toll as I age. Second, I am a man and until recently I didn’t have bosoms. Still this is not the reason I want to be dead when I grow up. (more…)