At my first church, I was a fake. How could I not be!? As a kid in his early twenties, what did I know about being a pastor? But I stepped into the lives of that first little congregation and learned to love them by acting like their pastor and little by little I began … Continue reading
Tag Archives: dreams
Don’t let the math determine your future.
You must not allow your present resources and abilities to determine your future. Your hopes and dreams and plans can be (and must be) larger than who you currently are and what you currently have. If you can add up all your abilities and resources and they are enough to make your dreams come true, … Continue reading
The one other thing
Most people give “the one other thing” very little thought. It may the college student who is actively involved in getting their degree but who also hopes to get married someday. It may be a star employee who is highly respected and successful but who also can see themselves actually running the company (or their … Continue reading
If you see my Harley on a trailer, you’d better call the cops
If you are a serious biker you almost certainly have heard about Sturgis, SD. Every summer hundreds of thousands of bikers from all over the world converge on this sleepy little prairie town and turn it into a teeming biker’s city . In our travels through the Dakotas, Sonja and I have been through … Continue reading
Today is the day you get started on your dreams
Most people are into pain management. Their focus is on making their life as easy and pain free as possible. Unfortunately, nothing substitutive or satisfying ever happens without the risk of pain—especially the pain of disappointment. The ONE THING for today: Dare to be disappointed; begin today taking specific and sustained action on your deepest … Continue reading
Keeping Your Eye on the Ball…
Malachi 1:7 (MSG) “When you say, ‘The altar of GOD is not important anymore; worship of GOD is no longer a priority,’ that’s defiling. And when you offer worthless animals for sacrifices in worship, animals that you’re trying to get rid of—blind and sick and crippled animals—isn’t that defiling? Try a trick like that with … Continue reading
