“So I say, walk by the spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh” Gal 5:16 (NIV) Temptation is swirling around us all the time – the desires of the flesh are many!  I know personally I am constantly battling different the desires of the flesh…

It doesn’t take much to be thankful for what we have.  It always seems easier though to look around at what we are missing! Try and look at all of the things you have this week… instead of what you don’t have – you will be amazed if you really stop and…

Has anyone ever tried to derail the good work you are doing? Intentionally tried to slow you down or make you look bad in front of your peers? “When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall… Sanballat and Geshem…

My wife and I must say “Be Kind” to our kids probably 25 times a week – but I needed this reminder for myself this week as I forget many times to practice it too!  “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God…

Weekly Ration  How good are you at taking advice? Most of the time I’m not!  This week let’s use this verse below as a reminder to lower our arrogance level and to seek wisdom… instead of experiencing conflict! “Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” Prov 13:10…

Lately at work I have wanted to get my thoughts out of my mouth before everyone else gets a chance to. Sometimes even cutting other people off in mid sentence! Let’s use this verse below as our guide this week, especially the part about being “slow to speak” (I needed this reminder…

I needed to be reminded today that in all situations, whether bad or good, rain or sunshine, car starts or doesn’t, people are nice to me or not, that I always need to be joyful.  Always! When I do this it shows through at my workplace, and other need to see…

I worry a lot – much more than I should. How about you?  Do you find yourself anxious about many different things? The good news is there is an antidote for worry – and it’s called prayer – it tells us this in the Bible!  “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through…

“ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Phil 4:8 (ESV) My good friend Terry reminded me of this verse just last…

Weekly Ration It’s been raining a lot in the metro Nashville area this year, with flood watches and warnings popping up almost every other day related to all of this water we have received. “To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.”…