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Do It For A Day: Domino Habits

Take the Stairs

Take the Stairs “And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.” -Matthew 5:40-42 (ESV)…

Cultivate Character to Sustain Growth

“Moses answered the people, ‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.’” –Exodus 14:13-14 (NKJV) In 1987, a group of engineers, entrepreneurs, and earth scientists set out to build an artificial ecosystem…

Burn the Ships

“So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.” –1 Kings 19:21 On February 19, 1519, the Spanish explorer…

Press On

“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” –Philippians 3:13-14 At some point in our lives, most of us stop living out of imagination and start living out of memory. That’s the day…

The Best is Yet to Come: Reverse the River

Extended Warranty

“All these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.” –Deuteronomy 28:2 Just as the blessings of God come with a condition, they also carry a warranty. In contractual law, a warranty protects us against a manufacturer’s defect or seller’s default. Those warranties come in…

The Best is Yet to Come: From Languishing to Flourishing

The Best is Yet to Come: Follow the Ark

Prisoners of Hope

“Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.” –Zechariah 9:12 The concept of the double blessing has been used and abused by name-it-and-claim-it preachers for longer than I’ve been alive. I understand the dangers of misinterpretation and misapplication as it relates to God’s promises, but…