Spiritual Growth: Resistance Training for the Soul
One morning as RJ exercised her physical body, she wondered about another form of exercise. Which spiritual exercises could we…
Category: Get Focused
Biblical Teaching: How Media, Money and Ministry can Distract Us from God
Media, money and ministry are just three things that can distract us from fully and regularly seeking God and his…
Trusting God in Spite of Storms; A Lesson from Psalm and Betsey the Cat
Betsey, the tortoiseshell cat, obviously had a past experience with storms that taught her to fear thunder, lightning and hail.…
Improve Your Relationship with Jesus by Changing Your Focus
In the last podcast, Fred talked about attractions that keep us from focusing on God, his word and our Christian…
Are We Attracted to Evil?
What are you attracted to? We’re hypnotized by things that distract us from God, some are evil, some are simply…
What I learned about God through pruning my garden
Pruning is valuable, in the natural world but also in the spiritual. At the end of the flower season, when…
Read a Library in a Year
For generations, the written word has helped us craft an idea about how the world is and ought to be.…
Why it Matters – The Authority of Scripture
This is the second piece in our “Why It Matters” series where we look at the important beliefs of Christianity.…
Voices
“Lord, drive the other voices from the temple of my heart.” How often have we been distracted by voices other…
Three Steps to Live Life with Courage
A beautiful life, the life for which we were designed, follows when we courageously face our fears and failures and…
The Fruits of the Spirit: Love and Joy
God’s love must be our model for our personal life, our church life and our relationships. It must flow into…
Does Your Mind Wander When You Read the Bible?
Have you ever sat down to read the Bible, gotten only a few paragraphs in, and your mind is off…