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The Daily Memo | January 18, 2023 | The Speck and The Log
For those of you that were around in the late ’80s, you may recall a book written by Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Habit number five he describes in this way. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Flipping the script here a bit from Covey’s original intention, consider this. Matthew 7, verse 3 asks the question, “why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, and not notice the log that is in your own eye?;…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/18/2023
The Daily Memo | January 17, 2023 | The Battle is Real
LIsten My father served in the Army during World War II. He rose to the rank of Master Sargent at lightning speed, being promoted to an Administrative NCO for an Ordinance Group at his post in Luzon, New Guinea. He was honorably discharged after the Battle of Luzon. A land battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., its colony the Philippines, and allies against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S.…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Spiritual Warfare | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/17/2023
80. God Stories Episode 3 With Cristin Germaine
Happy New Year everyone. We're back to our series of interviews with friends and allies, sharing God Stories from the past and present. Stories where our lives have been forever changed by a God who loves us and saved us each one. On today's podcast, Steve is joined by Singer/Songwriter, Author, & Speaker, Cristin Germaine. Cristin is the Founder and Event Planner of "Dream BIG! Ignite Your Passion." She works full-time at Christ Community Church as…
Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/16/2023
The Daily Memo | January 16, 2023 | A Bow in the Cloud
Listen When I was a little kid, I would try and imagine running to the end of a rainbow to find that pot of gold, wondering if I could get there fast enough before it disappeared. It looked so far away though. Was there a leprechaun waiting there too? I’d get on my bike and start peddling just in time to watch it disappear. Maybe next time I thought. How amazing it must have been for Noah and his family to see the promise God made, painted in the sky with the entire…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Restored in Him | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/16/2023
Ready for 2023? | Dedication & Advance Words
Happy New Year everyone. Can you believe it? Princes’ song is rattling around in my head, 1999 that was released in 1982. Whew - that seems like last week. We were on the cusp of Y2K when 1999 finally came around. Anyone younger than 30 likely remembers none of that non-event where everyone was waiting for a computer meltdown at midnight, and the world as we know it to disintegrate. Not to be though. Not to be. 2022 is a done deal – in the books as they say -…
Categories: Blog | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/14/2023
The Daily Memo | January 13, 2023 | The Challenge to End Well
Listen When we place trust in Jesus, God doesn’t take us straight to heaven. Instead, He leaves us here on earth and gives each of us a ministry to carry out with Christ’s all-sufficient power. God has specifically designed a place of service to fit our personality, gifts, and abilities. He also equips and strengthens us to be able to meet the challenges of that calling. The believer’s responsibility is to obey with joy. Too many Christians approach…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Wounded Healer, Our Purpose | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/13/2023
The Daily Memo | January 12, 2023 | Reserves
Listen One of the most remarkable things about human beings is how resilient we can be. The Primal Drive for Life can accomplish impressive things. Saint John took his suffering and brought forth beauty; Nelson Mandela survived twenty-seven years of imprisonment and brought forth forgiveness. Yet one of the most surprising things about human beings is how all that resilience can evaporate in a moment. One day the resources we have to sustain the Primal Drive for Life simply…
Categories: The Daily Memo, The Reality of Our Present World | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/12/2023
The Daily Memo | January 11, 2023 | Legacy of Faith
Listen In 2019, research exploring the spiritual heritage of believers in Jesus in the United States revealed that mothers and grandmothers have a significant influence on spiritual development. Nearly two-thirds of people who claim a legacy of faith credited their mother, and one-third acknowledged that a grandparent (usually a grandmother) also played a significant role. The report’s editor remarked, “Over and over, this study speaks to the enduring impact of…
Categories: Spiritual, What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/11/2023
The Daily Memo | January 10, 2023 | In His Hands
Listen William Shatner played Captain Kirk on the television series Star Trek, but he was unprepared for a real trip into space. He called his eleven-minute sub-orbital flight “the most profound experience I can imagine.” He stepped out of his rocket and marveled, “To see the blue color go right by you and now you’re staring into blackness, that’s the thing.” You “look down and there’s the blue down there and the black up there.;…
Categories: Life, The Daily Memo, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/10/2023
The Daily Memo | January 9, 2023 | Unlocking Revelation
Listen It stars Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando. Set in the Vietnam War, *Apocalypse Now* is a 1979 epic war film. The use of the word ‘*apocalypse’* is based on the popular misunderstanding of the word as ‘destruction’. The Greek word *apokalupsis*, translated ‘revelation’ (Revelation 1:1), is made up of two Greek words – *apo* (out of) and *kalupsis* (‘hiding’). The word actually means ‘*disclosure’*. In the…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Spiritual Warfare, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: Steve Adams | Posted: 01/09/2023