We don’t really think about breathing… until we find it difficult. Every summer through the month of July or August, I visit my family in Canada. This past week, a planned itinerary of touring and sightseeing was to conclude with a wedding celebration in Niagara Falls. Yet, due to an unexpected death, it quickly became […]

It happens in the church often.  It’s announced that someone has cancer. A prayer chain is formed. The meal train begins. The devotion and concern is palpable. It’s a BIG deal.   But, I believe the true cancer of the Body of Christ is unforgiveness.  If we took Jesus at His word, our passion to see unforgiveness

We’re talking about a crucial concept that can revolutionize your career, family life, and calling. I like to call it “Learn it, Master it, Give it away.” You know, if you hang around a party too long, it gets embarrassing when the host goes to bed, and the lights get turned off. The same principle

My fitness trainer told me today that most people take a break over the summer from their usual fitness routines. She said, “Even I have to fight laziness because of scheduling changes.” How can we get ahead of the summer slump and increase our fitness and freedom for what God has for us for the

Life has good times and bad times. Circumstances are coming at you every day. Some are truly difficult. Most negative circumstances are created by negative experiences with people. Others are caused by external factors that are out of our control. You can’t change your circumstances, but you can shift your mindset in response to them.  I completed The Master’s Program

It was July 1863. The first three days of that month saw the Battle of Gettysburg fought in Pennsylvania. Amidst the monuments and memories that remain, many died; men and women who never saw past their early 20s, young adults who would never become parents. Yet, they died with great purpose during a time of

Is God’s Calling on your life greater than you? If so, are you appropriating His supernatural empowerment? Today the Jews are celebrating Shavuot. This holiday has been recognized and commemorated by many as the day Moses received the Word of God for His people, the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. It is also the celebration of the first grain

Approximately 73.6% of adults, aged 20 and older, are considered either overweight or obese. Also, according to the CDC, only about 24% of Americans regularly exercise. Could there be a correlation? Why do so many of us fail to exercise our bodies? A lack of strong mind-muscle over the body’s desires is core to the failure.

In Session 2 of The Master’s Program, we talk about forgiveness. Recently with the newest group in DFW, I was discussing forgiveness based on Session 2’s section on the soul. In that Session, we differentiated between forgiveness and trust. Forgiveness absolves my right to pursue justice, placing that in God’s hands while I hope for

The definition of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) according to the Oxford dictionary is, “the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions and to handle the interpersonal relationships, judiciously, and empathetically.” An evaluation of our relational fitness is one of the key indicators of the health of our soul as we assess the capacity of our personal infrastructure.