In Psalms 50:12 God tells the psalmist: “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.” From this perspective it seems ludicrous how we interact with God regarding our material possessions and money, especially knowing He’s the One providing us with everything (all our […]
I was going through a gallery with an artist friend of mine, which he shows in, and the gallery owner pulled him into a room to show him some paintings that had come in for an upcoming auction. I quickly followed the gallery owner and my friend into the room. I was glad I did.
I was going through a gallery with an artist friend of mine, which he shows in, and the gallery owner pulled him into a room to show him some paintings that had come in for an upcoming auction. I quickly followed the gallery owner and my friend into the room. I was glad I did.
It is simply a truth, everyone is going to fail. What’s not true is that everyone will learn from their failures. Recently I asked a crowd at the end of one of my talks to anonymously describe their greatest fear. I was surprised to see that overwhelmingly many answers were the same; fear of failure. The
Perspective For Your Life In painting perspective, if handled correctly, always points toward the horizon. An artist needs to choose his or her desired horizon early in the process of creating a masterpiece. Once the horizon is established, the use of perspective will cause a one dimensional canvas to have depth and feel as those
Livin What You Know, Hope-Part 2 There are several things the Bible tells us to do in order to have hope in our lives. Throughout the next several days we are going to look at several of those things. The ability to hope starts with our perspective. How do you see all the things and
As we approach Labor Day weekend, it’s an ideal time to shift our focus toward the reason for this holiday – our labor. Work, in its many forms, is a blessing. It’s a fundamental aspect of our existence, a God-given mandate that shapes our lives and facilitates our personal growth and societal contribution. Through work,
In the face of the tragedy of the wildfires in Hawaii, we can’t help but wonder why God allows such devastation to occur. This is a natural response, a desire to find understanding in the chaos and make sense of the senseless. And we often think that if we could comprehend a reason and purpose
Hope is a powerful thing. It may help you keep going when life seems to be impossible and you want to give up. Unfortunately, the power of hope is something we frequently overlook when we are going through difficult circumstances. What is hope? Hope is the belief that something good will happen in the future,
Circumstances can definitely create tensions in our lives. When I get THAT job, then I’ll be satisfied! If only my wife would….then we could be happy! If my kids would just listen, life would be SO much easier! Looking at our circumstances can, at times, be overwhelming and we tend to equate what we are
