Rise and reclaim your God given place in this world

I was rewatching The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring for the first time in many years, recently. In the movie, there is an exchange between Frodo, and Gandalf. Frodo, feeling afraid, uncertain, not capable, says to Gandalf: I wish the Ring had…

Brothers... What we do in life, echoes in eternity In the movie Gladiator, one of the more famous quotes comes at the beginning of the film. Rome is at war with the Germanic barbarians and Maximus is preparing his men for battle. He gives them…

Busyness keeps marriages from thriving and relationships from deepening. Busyness is a big problem. It's easy to fall into the trap of busyness. If we're honest, the things that keep us "busy" are not really all that productive, but rather it has become a form…

God is more concerned with your character than he is with your comfort. When we are pushed out of our comfort zone, when we persevere through trials, through hard things, we come out of it more refined, our character is forged and revealed. As we…

One of my mentors always said, "You only coast downhill." This rings in my ears whenever I find myself getting too comfortable. Comfort breeds complacency, and in complacency, we begin to coast. This is a dangerous place to be when you run a business and…