When you walk with God you are willing to sacrifice.  That shiny new purple bike with streamers and an unusual frame is less attractive to you when you are being offered a fantastic Jeep Wrangler or high-end sports car. God is offering us so much more than these little baubles that we are constantly…

     I choose to speak the truth in love.  This is often not easy.  Many years ago, I was working with a young attractive young lady.  She was funny, intelligent and single.  I often wondered why young Christian men were not going out of their way to woo this woman.  Then one day at a…

Regardless of the choices that these men and women make it will impact the community.  My friends as poverty warriors we must be aware of that.  A homeless person camping in front of a business is bad for business.  When cities are trying to woo out of city businesses and educators and good citizens those…

Discipline is the key to forging a new life.  Technically it starts with moment-to-moment discipline.  For my life it starts with the night before.  One author calls it the PM bookend.  Before you go to bed you set yourself up for success.  I prepare the coffee pot, set out the dishes and such for breakfast. …