This weekend Kary and I went Christmas hunting (I don’t call it shopping, cuz I want to bag my presents and get home). I so enjoyed the time with my wife, but I would have enjoyed it more if there would not have been so many people around. I wanted so badly to have a […]

The mind is a wonderful gift that the Lord has given to us, we need to learn to control our minds and discipline them to focus on that which is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and of good report. That is where true contentment, and satisfaction comes from. Yet this can only be done, as […]

How do you look at life? Do you perceive your circumstances based on what you believe is best for you? When we do this, we are never really satisfied with what happens. We struggle because things do not seem to be fair. I would like to propose that we begin to look at life from […]

After a short break, I am back with another thought, from Philippians 4:8. Attitude is an important part of our lives, and the amazing thing is that we control it. To often we allow our emotions or circumstances to drive us away from what we know to be true, and then we cop and “attitude” […]

In the little letter Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi, he didn’t mince words when it came to attitudes. Although a fairly peaceful and happy flock, the Philippians had a few personality skirmishes that could have derailed them and hindered their momentum. Knowing how counter productive that would be, he came right to the […]