Beat Cancer Daily: A Surf Lesson

Excerpt from Beat Cancer Daily: 365 Days of Inspiration, Encouragement, and Action Steps to Survive and Thrive by Chris Wark Day 192 A Surf Lesson One summer, while on vacation, I paid for a private surf lesson. After multiple spectacular wipeouts, my instructor said something profound. He said, “Surfing is like life. Don’t look back and don’t look down. Focus on where you want to go. If…

The Modern Job Search: Navigating the Net of Opportunities

At some point in life, you will most likely need to hunt for a job. Whether you are currently seeking a new job, looking to change careers, or currently unemployed, you need to know how to navigate today’s job market. There is likely a job out there that is perfect for you; you just need to know how to find it. With the advent of so many employment websites, the job-search landscape can seem…

What Is Real?

Excerpt from Overliked: Finding Direction, Courage, and Meaningful Relationships in a Society Crippled by Social Media by Rob Singleton Chapter 1 What Is Real? I’m racing full speed, trees blurring past on both sides, wind cutting across my face. I’m sure it’s the fast I’ve ever skied. I schuss down the hill to the bottom, where I set an edge and swerve to stop in a spray of snow. I grew up…

Managers

"The overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed holding firmly the faithful word … in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict."—Titus 1:7, 9 NASB Many people look at their possessions as if they are owners. They assume their time and resources are their own, and they are free to do and say…

Always True

"In hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began."—Titus 1:2 We say we trust God but still struggle with doubt. This issue strikes at the core of our faith. We are challenged to trust Him regardless of the circumstances, no matter what we see or hear. In every moment, we need to remember that God “cannot lie.” By definition, all His words are true! His way is…

He Lives

"Two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus … They talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them."—Luke 24:13–15 An ordained minister, Alfred Ackley also composed more than a thousand songs. One day he was confronted by an angry student who asked why he should worship…

My Flight to Heaven

Excerpt taken from Visiting Heaven: Heavenly Keys to a Life Without Limitations by Captain Dale Black   Chapter 11 My Flight to Heaven I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.  —John 11:25 Flash-Forward—1970—Dr. Homer Graham’s Office Almost a year after the crash, while seeking information from Dr. Graham—the doctor who treated…

Sharing God in a Golf Cart

My boss Dave and I were in a foursome at our high-tech company's golf outing. He and I shared a cart. While the other pair took their cart to the other side of the fairway to find a lost ball, we had a couple of minutes alone. Suddenly, Dave turned to me and asked, “You know those signs at sporting events, such as behind the goalposts in football, that say John 3:16? What does that mean?” I…

Dave Says: Saving for a Car

Saving for a Car Dear Dave, I decided a couple of years ago to start following your plan. Part of getting out of debt for me included paying off my car. I’m taking your advice, and saving up to pay cash for my next vehicle. I know you like mutual funds, so should I put the money I’m setting aside for that purchase in a mutual fund? — Corey Dear Corey, I’m glad to hear you’ve decided to…

Leaving Your Past Behind

We’ve all met people who love to live in the past. Day after day, they nurse old wounds and relive past tragedies. They recall in great detail every time they were maligned and mistreated. Often these people struggle to find intimacy, for they’re haunted by memories of trusted people who abused them. It’s hard for them to trust God, because they recall a prayer He didn’t seem to answer 20…