The Warrior Spirit “The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.” – Exodus 15:3 “Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.” – Karl Von Clausewitz “Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego…
Trusts in the Heart of God When Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortez landed in Mexico in 1519, he had one objective: obtain the great treasures known to be there. One of his first orders to his men was to burn the ships. Cortez was committed to his mission and did not want to allow himself or…
A Unique Intimacy With God I love reading the account of David’s life in the Old Testament. It’s easy to see how delusional David got when he was trying to cover up and justify his immoral and deadly affair. That’s what sin always does to people. It makes them delusional. Especially when they are still…
I am a very competitive person. I love a challenge. That’s why I wouldn’t have made it in Upward Soccer. I need to keep score. That’s also why I struggle with the old adage: “Winning isn’t everything.” But according to the Apostle Paul, WINNING was everything. I think Paul was keeping score… In First Corinthians…
I received this in an email this morning… D-Day was JUNE 6, 1944. 156,000 troops landed on the Normandy coast of France in the largest invasion force in history. Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower issued the order: “You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade…The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march…
I have been teaching on Focus. It’s what missionary Jim Elliot referred to when he said, “Wherever you are, be all there.” That is the first rule to focus. We can be present but still disengaged at the same time. When we are fully engaged with a right focus, our lives add value to God’s…
I just finished reading Lessons from San Quentin: Everything I Needed to Know about Life I Learned in Prison by Bill Dallas and George Barna. It’s the life story of Dallas, who, if he didn’t have it all, had most of it. A diploma from a prestigious university, a lucrative career as a high-flying real…
Miles McPherson, the pastor of Miss California Carrie Prejean, is getting sick of what the media is doing to the Miss USA Runner-up who reportedly lost the Miss USA crown for her comments and views on the sanctity of traditional marriage. Many people want to make this about bigotry when in reality it is nothing…
It’s important to realize that focus is not just about having goals it’s about hearing from God and moving in the right direction. Goals are not the end but the means to get to the end. If you’re heading in the wrong direction then your goals are meaningless. You have to be going in the…
I was wrestling through 1 Corinthians 16 this morning. This verse really jumped out at me: “for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.” (v.9) It’s been said that opportunity arises out of adversity. Yet we can also see here that opportunity breeds more adversity. When we…