Shake yourself from the dust and arise. Loose the bonds from your neck.
This morning, I was talking to a friend with a son who is a senior in high school. Like every senior, he’s weighing out his options: two-year versus four-year college, military, and future career. Like many seniors, he isn’t sure what to do. “He’s got time,” I said. “I’m just now doing what I want… Continue reading Advice To My Past Self
“I should just quit.” That’s what I thought to myself one morning months ago while driving home from a particularly discouraging jiu-jitsu training. I had been stuck on the bottom again with the air smashed out of me, I had missed takedowns, and got submitted over and over. “I’m not improving, and I’m going to… Continue reading On Quitting
Samson is the most famous of all the judges. Whether it's his superhuman strength or his dalliance with Delilah, everyone seems to know about the big, violent, herculean ox who is really, really good at killing things. For example, in Judges 14 he fights a lion and rips it apart. Not a kitty. A lion. “Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed… Continue reading What Controls You?
Awake! Put on strength! 