Inspire: You Can’t Change The World–but…

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” Matthew 5:14 NIV   In the presence of so much destruction, so much evil, and so much turmoil, anxiety abounds. When answers don’t come, platitudes take their place— Be a world changer. Make it a better place. We can make […]

Inspire: A Defining Moment

“I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believs in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.  Do you believe?” John 11:25-26 NIV   It took Jesus two days to show up. Two days! He got the word, knew the news, was close by […]

Inspire: You’re Qualified

  One of my favorite verses in the Bible is written by Paul, about sin; found in the book of Romans: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” (7:15) It’s not one of those typical life verses that motivates—it’s […]

Inspire: Read, Learn, Pray

“…be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 NIV   You wouldn’t climb Mt Everest, without training. You wouldn’t run a marathon, without training. You wouldn’t perform on stage without training. All worthy goals require learning; they require preparation and skills. Doing life, with God, requires the same. If we want strength in […]