What do I mean by Running to Win? Minimally it means taking action—getting up and moving, doing something with my life. But it means more than just taking actions, it means doing something that matters—there is something to win and something to lose. Running to win is not lark, a party, or a meaningless blob … Continue reading
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Don’t mention it
Remember, forgiveness is much more than a one-time event—as noble and even heroic as that may be. Instead, it is long term commitment that comes with a heavy price and that price is never paid—you keep paying and paying and paying. “How do you keep paying?”, you ask. You keep paying by choosing to keep … Continue reading
Are you going to live or die?
When Paul declared, “for me to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21) he was not expressing a death wish. He was not throwing in the towel and praying for God to hit him in the head with a hammer. There’s another part of the “for me to die is gain” formula and it is: “For me … Continue reading
Sunday is a stress test!
Almost without exception, people who suffer a heart attack had warning signs before the attack but chose to ignore them. It was just too much trouble to stop to go to the doctor and take a stress test and get things checked out. Attending church is like that. Going to church is just so different … Continue reading
Time to say goodbye to a special friend…
You’re not a “has-been”!
The moment you say, “I am” you are in great danger of moving into the category of “I was…” It is so easy to become wedded to obsolesce. The familiar and comfortable and the tried and true may have worked yesterday and may even be working today, but there will come a time they … Continue reading
Two diagnostic questions to ask about virtually everything.
Whether it’s next Sunday’s sermon or planning today’s “To-do list”, or channel surfing through all the options on your dumbphone (it will make not one wise choice for you), here’s two diagnostic questions to answer which will help you stay on track in Running to Win: (1) Is Jesus Christ at the center of it? … Continue reading
