As we look at the business environment…as we look at parenting our kids…as we look at the daily barrage of possible choices we could make, we realize that we are constantly faced with temptation. We are constantly inundated with opportunities to give into temptation.    And everyone wants to know how to overcome temptation… until the…

This morning we are continuing our STRONG journey digging into the life of Jehoshaphat.   Let’s review… We are living during a time called the “Divided Kingdom.” Israel had three main kings when they were one nation:  Saul, then David, and then Solomon.   Because of Solomon’s sin, God divided his people into the Northern Kingdom, usually…

I was a little discouraged one night a few months ago. I was discouraged that my wife was very stressed about the move, getting the house set up, getting kids to school.   I was feeling unappreciated, feeling like she was ungrateful for everything I’ve done.  Bottom line:  I was meditating. Mediating on her faults, my…

This morning we are looking at prayer and meditation.  Meditation may conjure up images in your mind of yoga, someone crossing their hands and feet and saying “ohmmm” or Gregorian chants…but none of those are examples of what the Bible calls meditation.    Here is a passage in the Bible that mentions both… Phil 4:6, 8…

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