Part two in a discussion of how to find strength and courage in the midst of impossible situations–based on the lessons Joshua learned in the book of Scripture which bears his name.
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17
Jul
2009
Strength & Courage (Part 2)
01
Jul
2009
One thing I know…
Worship. Family. Vocation. In the ancient world, these three things were the pillars on which the plane of ‘life’ rested. They gave definition, boundary, and, perhaps most importantly, identity. The same is true today: Who/how we worship, the family of which we are part, and the job or career we’ve (more…)
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22
Jun
2009
Finishing Well.
19
Jun
2009
Wait for it…
“Good things come in small packages.” “Fish and guests both stink after three days.” “Subprime mortgages are evil.” “Patience is a virtue.” Each of these expressions has some level of truth–some more than others (and some are more ‘old addages’ than others), but the sentiments expressed within them have an (more…)
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15
Apr
2009
Moooo-ve.
Seat position? Check. Mirrors? Check. Hands at ten-and-two? Check. Pedals from left-to-right: clutch, brake, gas. Check. Herd of cattle in the middle of the road? Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. (There (more…)
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10
Apr
2009
Good Friday, Indeed.
08
Apr
2009
Dead.
I thought I had killed it. Totally ruined. Destroyed. I had well completed a myriad of tasks during the many, many childhood summers spent in southeastern Arizona with my grandparents and the twenty acres of desert land they cared for. We had dug ditches, run irrigation, kept the field grasses (more…)
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