Tag Archives: godliness

Believed on in the World

We choose to believe on many things during our lifetimes. Some of them are life changing and others fade away over time and experience. We often seek to believe in a higher truth that elevates us to life altering ways of living. That truth is the gospel of Jesus Christ, who offers salvation, redemption, andContinue reading “Believed on in the World”

Relentless Pursuit

Many people spend their lives in the relentless pursuit of becoming better. Athletes are constantly training to become the best at their sports. Artists work hard to perfect their crafts. Business owners seek to make their businesses more successful. However, at the root of these pursuits is often the selfish ambition to gain fame andContinue reading “Relentless Pursuit”

American Dreamers

In America, we are consumed with making our dreams a reality. In fact, we have the overall expectation of achieving the American Dream. What the American Dream actually means has changed over the years. However, we are taught and have come to believe that we can achieve anything we want, if we just work hardContinue reading “American Dreamers”

Experiencial Knowledge

At least for me, knowledge gained by experience is more impactful and has longer term benefits than knowledge learned simply by reading or hearing. Both aspects of knowledge are important, but when I learn through experience I retain the knowledge longer and use this knowledge more in my life. II Peter 1:2-3 says, “May graceContinue reading “Experiencial Knowledge”

What Are We Aiming At?

I have played a lot of baseball, actually into my 70s. Most of the time I played the catcher position. I have caught some good pitchers and some bad ones. I caught one especially gifted pitcher. He threw extremely hard and was unhittable. But he had one problem, most of the time he was wild,Continue reading “What Are We Aiming At?”