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When we live from our place in eternity, our life will make more sense, and it will result in security in our identity, a sense or purpose and will produce passion With Gladiator II coming out soon, one of the more memorable quotes from the…

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…

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. Ephesians 6:11 In the army, soldiers wear body armor. This armor protects their vital organs, their heart, and can be the difference between life and death. This…

In the parable of the talents, Jesus tells the story of a master who distributed talents—a word for weight and a unit of measurement used for gold, silver, and other precious metals. This unit wasn’t used for measuring flakes of gold; it was used to…

It's not uncommon for some of the world's most famous musicians to have instruments such as guitars and violins custom made by people known as luthiers. Antonio Stradivari, born in 1644 in Italy, is perhaps known as the most famous luthier in the world. Antonio…

I make known the end from the beginning Isaiah 46:10, Where there is no vision, the people perish Proverbs 29:18 I am trying, more and more, to look at my life with the end in mind. We are all going to have an end. God sees our…