Sonshine for your soul
Posted in integrity on Jan 31st, 2012
We’ve all seen those climactic moments in the movies when the good guy’s arch enemy is coming in for the kill.
Battling soldiers fill the backdrop, as do fallen warriors whose shields and swords weren’t enough.
Of course, our hero is wounded and grimy from his fighting before the showdown scene.
And the evil enemy’s face smirks because [...]
Posted in Satan on Jan 24th, 2012
Proverbs 4:23 says that “above all else,” we are to guard our hearts.
Why? “For everything you do flows from it.”
That’s quite a statement.
Everything?
Yes.
The words we speak are the overflow of the heart, Jesus said (Luke 6:45).
Our resistence to sin is based on the amount of scripture we hide in our hearts, Solomon said (Psalm [...]
Posted in personal holiness on Jan 23rd, 2012
Successful athletes want to do more than just wear the uniform.
They want to win. And that requires a constant push toward the limits of personal potential.
In fact, the difference between a so-so athlete and the excelling athlete is most often the willingness to put in whatever amount of work — and personal discomfort [...]
Posted in integrity on Jan 19th, 2012
It stinks when somebody else promises to give us help that we really need and then that person forgets to do so.
The sad fact is, though, that we’ve probably done the same thing to others on more than one occasion in our lives.
Part of being a person of integrity is the keeping of [...]
Posted in God's leading on Dec 15th, 2011
Geneologies can be quite interesting sometimes.
Years ago, my mom was active in tracing my dad’s ancestral heritage and even tracked down a retired dentist in St. Louis who had spent loads of time and money — as in travel to Scotland — in order to learn more about the Drummond heritage.
He told her that his [...]
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Martin Drummond