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From Sea to Shining Sea - Why I Love America
The world is watching. How will America survive? It will survive by setting its course to the founding wisdom and values that made it remarkable. To the foundational truths of God’s Word. This week, the USA celebrates its birth. The Fourth of July is a tremendous holiday to thank God for His sovereign blessing on America. This nation was founded on mutual respect, honor, the dignity of mankind, hard work, brotherhood and the Word of God. Thomas Jefferson said, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” We must be men of diligent faith and deliberate focus. Patrick Henry, one of...
He said, "Don't get my ankle-monitor wet!"
It’s almost football season in the US, when “armchair quarterbacks” point at television screens as they yell at refs and players, “That's such a bad call,” or "Why didn't he pass the ball?" or "They should've changed the play!" Criticism has become an industry. That's sports. Real life has the same angst ... "Why did he do that?" Criticism, fault-finding and negative commentary seems to fill the atmosphere of daily life. Right now, young men are headed back to school with hearts filled with anxiety, anger, and addictions. Fights, shootings, and trauma are on the news every hour. Immature men...
Where does focus come from?
We so often say to each other, “Stay strong, bro! Keep it cranking.” And we mean well. But often what we’re saying is, “keep working harder and harder.” If we’re not careful, we lose focus of why we’re making the effort and doing the work. We lose perspective on what is the purpose. Focus isn’t about greater intensity ... it’s about greater intentionality. Focus is not just about what you’re doing – but also what you’re not doing. When Jesus went into the house to heal Jairus's daughter, it was packed with negative people. Jesus kicked them all out. That...
It's not a new thing
It’s not a new crisis. In 1858, Walt Whitman, now considered a great American poet, decried the state of manliness in the nation. He said, “There is no doubt, as things now are, among the young men of modern civilised life, in cities, that a healthy manly virility seems to be almost lost – seems to have given place to a morbid, almost insane, pursuit of women…” That was 150 years ago. Thought leaders were concerned with the state of manhood and the hearts of men. It’s something we’ve dealt with since the Garden and Adam. Is it worse today?...
Can you explain the feeling?
The first time I surfed a wave, really stood up and surfed to the end of the break, I could not explain it. It was a stunning feeling. I’m sure I told my friends, “That was so stoking!” But I couldn’t put it into words. I still can’t. Can you explain how you felt the first time you climbed a mountain, or sold a big deal or the first time you told your girlfriend “I love you”? Can you explain how you felt the first time you held your child, or said goodbye to a wonderful friend who had passed,...
