Category: patience

Never give up

August 24, 2017 | 15 comments

“Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.” ~ Apostle Paul, Romans 12:12, NLT If you ever feel stuck, stymied, stalled, stopped or restricted by a major challenge you face, and it feels tempting to give up and quit, refuse

Don’t be a nuclear reactor

October 27, 2016 | 16 comments

One man was bemoaning to me one day that he was tired of being a “nuclear reactor.” And by nuclear reactor, he meant one who could on occasion emotionally blow-up and get ultra-angry when events were not going his way

The tares stand out and above the wheat

October 19, 2016 | 14 comments

The tares stand out and above the wheat While walking through farm fields in France last May, I found a perfect scene to illustrate Jesus Christ’s parable of the tares and the wheat. If you aren’t familiar with Jesus’ story,

Avoid the fantasies and earn your reward

October 10, 2016 | 9 comments

“A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.” NLT “Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.” NRSV