In the Western world, we have been taught our entire lives the value of time and it usually sounds like this, “Time is money!” It was Benjamin Franklin who first used the phrase in Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One. It’s not only the American way, but has been adopted by many modern […]
5 Ways to Keep Your Eyes on God
How do you keep your eyes on God, remaining focused on His word and promises, especially with all of the distractions in life? When there are no distractions, no turmoil or suffering it seems easy to faithfully keep your eyes on God. In fact, it’s during those times that it’s so easy to remain focused […]
How Do I Determine God’s Will?
In a previous article, I wrote about Following God Without Hesitation, referencing Joshua 3:3 and what I said there was that “we need to determine God’s will and “go after” God without hesitation.” This has brought up a good question in conversation: How Can I Determine God’s Will for My Life? A friend once encouraged […]
Do You Want to Have More Faith? Here’s 3 Ways
Nothing is more frightening or exhilarating as actively pursuing the living God and walking in faith. When you do, be prepared to step into a torrent because it’s sometimes part of the journey. There are many examples of steps of faith being required as your events unfold, I’ve noticed this pattern while living out my […]
How to Identify and Overcome Envy
Living cross-culturally consistently provides opportunities to learn. Every week, and during some weeks, every day is a new lesson, a new experience or a character trait further developed. Last week was no exception. Imagine I told you I just won a vacation to the beach in that photo, and those two chairs were my very […]
Respect – Do You Deserve It or Earn It?
Male Respect: Earned or Implied? Men, put your boots on because I may step on some toes here. Guys: when was it decided that respect was an automatic thing? Who planted this notion into the male mindset that we, simply by being born male are due to receive respect? And whatever happened to respect being something […]