The Daily Memo

I just completed a reading plan on the YouVersion Bible App. Written by Bob Goff, it’s called Dream Big. I was encouraged to stop hovering 10 feet above my dream. To pitch forward a little bit and get my wheels on the ground. I like that metaphor. So often we aren’t willing to risk what’s necessary to step into our appointed destiny. The purpose in which we were created. As a business coach, I would challenge clients to go beyond the usual goals of…

For those of us who walked the aisle in a covenant relationship, there was a cloud of witnesses to encourage us into the unpredictable journey of marriage. In my case, the first time around, 6 people stood on each side of my bride and me - all of us in our 20’s and clueless as to what came next. My groomsmen were there to witness what might lie ahead. The vast unknown of a relationship that would later go sideways. Not the original intent. For much of my life, I…

I’m ready to turn off the madness, check out and move to the Caribbean. To let the ocean breeze comb through my hair, and the scent of saltwater erase all the chaos. A little lime and a coconut and I’m good to go. Problem? Yeah ……… it’ll still be here when I get back. Then what? I have a better idea. What if we just cozy up to our Jesus, sit quietly and breathe. There’s a technique, known as combat or tactical breathing. This…

A segment from the YouVersion Bible App Plan, Dream Big, by Bob Goff. “The question, "Where are you?" is one of the first interactions we see in the Bible between God and the people like us that He made. When it got weird, Adam and Eve forgot who they were and hid. When God asked, "Where are you?", He wasn’t looking for a literal answer, of course. God knows everything, even if we don’t understand or won’t acknowledge it. He wasn&rsquo…

Psalm 82:1-8 - Trust in the Lord in the midst of injustice and oppression “How do we respond to all the injustice in the world? The psalmist trusts that ultimately God will put things right: ‘You’ve got the whole world in your hands!’ (v.8b, MSG). It is a great blessing to live under a good system of justice. It is a terrible curse to live under corrupt and incompetent judges. But ultimately, God will call them to account. ‘God presides’…

On July 2nd I asked a question. How is your heart these days? A legitimate question in light of the circumstances that surround us. I came across a passage in a book that John Eldredge wrote entitled Waking the Dead. As you prepare for what’s ahead consider the centrality of the heart and the importance of protecting it from the drifting tides of this world. “According to the Scriptures, the heart can be troubled, wounded, pierced, grieved, even broken. How well…

Hardly a day goes that I haven't written a scathing response on "social media" to someone with whom I disagree only to hit delete rather than post. Can anyone else relate? If only I could give up Facebook and Twitter, the universe would return to balance once more. I call that taking the bait. Or a less slangy way to say it is taking offense. Defined as: the action of attacking someone or something. What is going on inside of me right now? Not only me, but a…

That make-believe world we created for ourselves was magical in every way. We might conquer it all with the whisk of a sword and the help of a few good friends. I remember running around the back yard with my shield and sword crafted from a nearly discarded refrigerator box, hoping it would hold up for the day. Saving appliance boxes from the whiles of the trash man was mandatory. After all, I needed to make a fort too, using the windows and door cutouts for my draw bridge…

We’re in the middle (more like the end of the beginning) of a worldwide pandemic, there are locusts in herds like have never been seen before invading Africa and beyond, we have sand from the Sahara over us, protests in the streets, violence, and hate for most police officers and you can add your own crisis to the mix. Does that scare you? Are you stocking up on food and other essentials? What’s a Christian supposed to do? When in doubt, ask God? Better yet, let&rsquo…