The Main Thing

Mike | January 23, 2008

I finished up Tony Dungy’s book, Quiet Strength.  I thought it appropriate that he finished the book – right up to the last page – with the main thing.
Dungy said that coaching or winning a Super Bowl was not his main purpose in life.  He stated that glorifying the Father was his main purpose.  How [...]

Waiting. . .

Mike | October 10, 2007

God’s teaching me to wait. This week’s quiet times and readings have, in one way or another, led to or are about waiting on the Lord.
I have to be quite honest here, I hate to wait. I never went to Six Flags with Karen because I think it’s ridiculous to pay that much [...]

Boldness. . .Guts. . .God – Part 2

Mike | February 21, 2007

My previous post commented on Obadiah and his boldness and the guts it took to risk everything for GOD. I want to focus on Elijah now. It’s all in the same passage – 1 Kings 18.
Elijah, what a man of GOD. 1 Kings 18 records his showdown with the prophets of Baal – [...]

Boldness. . .Guts. . .God – Part 1

Mike | February 21, 2007

Yesterday morning I was led to read 1 Kings 18. It’s the story of Elijah and his showdown with the prophets of Baal. Then again, there’s another story here I have overlooked until yesterday. It’s the story of Obadiah, a servant of King Ahab.
A little background on Ahab.

He had become king of [...]