On May 29, 1963, Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary were the first to stand on top of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. Can it be that we, too, were not meant to reach the top of our “Mount Everest” alone either (Ecclesiastes 4:10, 12)? Who has the Lord brought to partner on that quest [...]
Jigoro Kano was the founder of judo, the first Eastern martial art to be accepted in the Olympics. He made an unusual request at his death. “When you bury me, do not bury me in a black belt! Be sure to bury me in a white belt.” Humility and teachability. What does it mean to [...]
Ever wonder if there’s more to life than what you’re experiencing? Could it be that God has something bigger for you than what you know and are engaged in right now? Every person has potential to fulfill their destiny. But, it does not come without some kind of exchange. One has to give something up [...]
A few years ago, I hiked down part of the Grand Canyon with my children. We noticed the intense appreciation for water from hikers coming up past us. “Take a lot of water,” they warned. Life’s dehydrations aren’t always about the bodies need for water. There are other types. Emotional dehydration can happen by becoming [...]
If a baby bird is ready to hatch and we crack the egg open for the bird, it will die. The bird must have the opportunity to peck it’s way through the shell out into the world. The act of pecking actually strengthens the bird toward survival and growth. Like the baby bird, we need [...]
A man punished his three year old daughter for wasting a roll of wrapping paper. Money was tight. She decorated a box to put under the tree. The next day she gave the gift to him. He was embarrassed by his earlier over reaction. But, his anger flared when he opened the box and it [...]
God has always used “Door Openers.” Whether it was a man named Torrey Johnson who opened the door of Youth For Christ to a young evangelist named Billy Graham, or whether it was it was Anne Sullivan opening doors for Hellen Keller. Any one who ever reaches a higher level in life has done so [...]
It could be a word of praise, an encouraging comment, a smile. It could also be a material gift, a monetary gift, or something else. Mostly every one you meet could use a dose of God’s blessing which comes from various forms of our expression. “Give and it shall be given to you, pressed down, [...]
As long as a spark remains, a fire can be rekindled. A spark of hope, love, friendship, finances, and health. It can even be fanned into a blaze. We so often look for and are attracted to the roaring fire. Discouragement sets in if we don’t see it. We forget to acknowledge the spark. Cherish [...]
When I was in elementary school, I walked home from school each day. There was a trail I would climb that led through a small dark private cemetery. This was the very place that came to mind on the occasion of compiling my book The Spiritual Reshaping of a Christian Hawaii. Upon interviewing Pastor Joe [...]
