William Borden, “The Millionaire Missionary”

William Borden, “The Millionaire Missionary” – “Borden’s tremendous wealth did not deflect him in the least from his whole-hearted consecration to Jesus. Instead, he remained wholly devoted to serving Christ and His Kingdom with his time, talents, energy, intellect and treasure.”

Look Out! Preparing for ‘23!

Look Out! Preparing for ‘23! – “Solomon wrote thousands of proverbs. So when he writes, ‘Above all else…’ – that should get our attention. What is ‘above all else’ from Solomon’s perspective?”

Should I Prioritize Family or Work? Neither.

Should I Prioritize Family or Work? Neither. – “If you try to prioritize loving God, being a good spouse and present parent, and finding fulfillment in your career, you’ll quickly find anxiety and discontentment.”

 

Finding Important What Jesus Finds Important

Finding Important What Jesus Finds Important – “What’s important to Jesus?”

The Moments that Matter

The Moments that Matter – “We may know which images may get likes, but we don’t know what moments matter most, even though they’re humble and ordinary.”

24 Mistakes and Misplaced Missional Energy

24 Mistakes and Misplaced Missional Energy – This provides an interesting illustration of a great truth – don’t waste your “missional energy” for the Lord on lesser things.

We Have Limited Emotional Resources

We Have Limited Emotional Resources – Who Decides What’s Important? – “Who gets to tell you today, tell me today, what is important? Who gets to tell me where to turn my gaze, my mind, my limited emotional resources? When you woke up today, who did you first look to? Where is the first place you looked?”

How Do I Handle My Disordered Desires?

How Do I Handle My Disordered Desires? – “The issue in your life, believer, is not, Do I have excessive desires? Do I have distorted desires?”

The One Thing I Do at the Beginning of Each Year

The One Thing I Do at the Beginning of Each Year – “I want to be better in January of 2022 than I was in January of 2021. To do this, I have found that my issue is not prioritizing my schedule but rather scheduling my priorities.” 

Don’t Toss Ballast with Baggage

Don’t Toss Ballast with Baggage – “Storms, whether physical or cultural, force us to distinguish between baggage (unnecessary supplies or stowage) and ballast (necessary weight for a ship to sail with integrity). Confusing the two can be the difference between life and death.”

3 Unthievable Treasures

3 Unthievable Treasures – “Almost anything we treasure—from people to possessions to abilities—can vanish in an instant. However, Scripture does teach us about a few precious treasures that no thief, con man, or devil can ever take away.”

The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing – “What if, in your hurry and your worry about so many little things, you actually missed the most important thing?”

Attend to the Eternities amid the Noise of the News

Attend to the Eternities amid the Noise of the News – “Are we grieving over what grieves God and rejoicing over what brings him joy? Or have we become emotionally invested in trivia while growing apathetic about matters of real import?”

Tough Choices: No Way To Evade Them

Tough Choices: No Way To Evade Them – Carl Sandburg said, “There is an eagle inside me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus inside me that wants to wallow in the mud.”

How Should We Respond to Christian Conspiracy Theories?

How Should We Respond to Christian Conspiracy Theories? – “The glory, the wonder, the beauty of the Christian faith is passed over, and they’re always fascinated with marginal things that are not preeminent.”

Escaping the Fog of Triviality

Escaping the Fog of Triviality – “In a culture filled with silliness and superficiality, seeing and savoring the providence of God protects our hearts from trifling with divine things.”

Choose the Good Portion: One Necessity in a World of Many

Choose the Good Portion: One Necessity in a World of Many – “In our lives so full, so bombarded, so distracted with so many things, remember the singular focus of David, Paul, and Jesus himself. Choose the good portion, who will not be taken away from you.”

More Precious Than Praise and Possessions

More Precious Than Praise and Possessions – We are inclined to crave both but Jesus is better.

The Art of Remembering How Good You Really Have It

The Art of Remembering How Good You Really Have It – “They say you don’t miss something until it’s gone.”

What Does It Mean to Be a Hero? Who Are Our Heroes?

What Does It Mean to Be a Hero? Who Are Our Heroes? – “In our time, it seems that American society is far more impressed with celebrity than with heroism.  True heroism comes down to taking a risk in order to do the right thing—to stand for virtue and truth at the very moment those virtues are on the line.”