The Victorious Spirit: Part 2

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will...

The Victorious Spirit: Part 1

The Apostle Paul writes these words from a prison cell, waiting his possible execution. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn...

How to Win in Failure

Have you ever had times so bad that you wondered if God was even there?  Maybe you have prayed  long and hard about something without ever seeing a glimpse of hope?  And though you never want to deny God, you think, “Where is He??!!”  Maybe the trouble you are in is...

Reaching Forward

One the great heroes of the Bible is David.   I love this guy.  Courage, passion,  honor-he has it all (including some serious sin!). God said he found in him “a man after his own heart.”   Even in terrible circumstances, he lived as a champion.  Even after a horrible...

Happy Damaged People

Every life is full of events that leave us damaged. These events can affect us so powerfully that there can be a permanent change for the worse in our character that never recovers.  The THINGS that damage us most are usually not money problems, career changes, or...