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Yesterday, Gary Thompson posted on Twitter … The pain of discipline is not as great as the pain of regret. The statement both resonates with me and challenges me. In terms of taking care of your health, a similar idea is expressed in the statement, “Prevention is the best medicine.” Better to be disciplined on … Read more
Recently, I wrote a post on Wayne Cordeiro’s book, Leading on Empty. Cordeiro writes, “Sooner or later every long-distance runner encounters the wall. Regardless of how well-trained the athlete, he will meet it one day, and he will meet it head on (34).” Well, I believe I hit the wall five months ago, on June … Read more
With apologies to non-sports/football fans, but this is my annual fantasy football post. Previous posts included: Fantasy Football (2008), Life Lessons from Fantasy Football (2009), Fantasy Football 2010 Underway, and Getting Ready for Fantasy Football 2011. This is my fifth season playing fantasy football (all in our church league at Centre Grove). My strategy has … Read more
Now that the election has come and gone (thanks be to God!), we need to turn our attention to praying for the nation and the leaders that have been elected for the next term. 1 Timothy 2.1-2 says … First of all, then, I ask that requests, prayers, petitions, and thanksgiving be made for all … Read more
A little over a year ago, I wrote about our conference’s Matthew 28 Initiative. I wrote that post on the eve of our consultation weekend in September 2011, and I recently realized I haven’t written anything about it since then! The consultation, which was conducted by Rev. Roz Mason (Consultant), Rev. Rich Morris (Coach), and … Read more