Living Beyond Awesome
I have run 3 Half-marathons in my life and dribbled a basketball during one of them. I thought completing those races was a pretty amazing accomplishment…until I read a book entitled Living Beyond Awesome. Jen McDonough is, as she describes herself, “an ordinary, everyday, mom & wife” that completed an Ironman Triathlon. I mean the real deal Ironman Triathlon…not a modified triathlon. The full fledge triathlon that consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. All three phases...
Read MoreA Vision that Motivates
“By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been...
Read MoreFaith
For those of you striving to be faithful but discouraged by present circumstances… “Every time you venture out in the life of faith, you will find something in your common-sense circumstances that flatly contradict it. Common sense is not faith, and faith is not common sense…you can trust God where your common sense cannot. Faith must be tested, because it can be turned into a personal possession only through conflict. Believe steadfastly on Him, because your faith is developed through all you...
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