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I bless you on this Christmas Day 2020. A remarkable, difficult and transitional year of life. I pray the breath of the Lord over you – His very presence as you walk through this weekend of remembering those who have left for heaven, those you cannot gather with and loving the ones you are with right now. Imagine the mix of emotions that Joseph wrestled with as this day began to unfold – the coming of the Messiah. As a baby. As his baby. Excitement, distress, concern, joy and what to do next. Months before the very first Christmas day, Joseph wrestled...

On a few occasions, I’ve felt like I was about to drown – and on a few, my friends and I have saved someone from drowning. Living on the ocean as a young man, those opportunities came quick and unexpected. It’s not easy to save a man from drowning in powerful ocean waves when he’s never been there before, and that’s usually who we had to help. He’s thrashing around with no sense of purpose. He’s heavy. The waves have the power to knock us off our feet. And then trying to drag him up to shore and do chest...

MEN WITH SELF-CONTROL ARE HAPPIER As the New Year approaches the annual ritual of making resolutions comes on full-force. Become a better husband and father, eat better, exercise, lose weight, read more, advance in your career - you know the drill. To achieve any resolution or goal it takes self-control. In a recent study published by the Journal of Personality the following was discovered:People with a lot of self-control appear to generally be in higher spirits; in the long run, they're happier with their lives. They learned that instead of constantly denying themselves, people high in self-control are simply less likely...

It’s easy to be negative. It takes a decision to be positive—and that decision takes effort. Doing something positive always involves work. “I would have lost heart, unless I had believedThat I would see the goodness of the Lord…” Ps 27:13 (NKJV) David, the writer of this psalm, could have been discouraged, in despair…but he had hope that God would keep His word. Hope gave him strength. Hope gave him energy. Hope built a resilient spirit. Here’s what Paul said to the church in Rome: “Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may...

Did you ever hear from a teacher, parent, spouse that your music was too loud? Or, perhaps it was driving with your dad who was lost, looked at the radio and said, TURN IT DOWN! I’ve actually done that myself—hilarious. Whether a distraction, an interruption or just a nuisance—constant noise can inhibit our thinking and our ability to get things done. So, this week, TURN IT DOWN. Lower the noise around you. Stop listening to the news, to sports radio, to your brother-in-law and his issues … turn down the noise around you so you can think with the mind of Christ. Let each of...