John C Maxwell

John Maxwell’s reflections on “finishing well” resonate deeply with 2 Timothy 4. This letter yet encourages perseverance and faithfulness until the end of one’s journey. At age 80, Maxwell exhorts believers to not mix their faith in Jesus with faith in their successes. We each leave a legacy every time we humbly reflect Jesus, or…

Years Wasted

God does promise to restore the fruits of our wasted years by our repentance and His magnanimous grace. The locusts did NOT eat our years, the locusts ate the fruit of our years. “I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten.” Joel 2:25. May this truth not be a stranger to…

Character is Built

To build our character our heavenly Father allows hardship. We learn the most from hard knocks that chisel away any weakness while the disappointment builds perseverance, strength, faith, and the purpose that comes from serving God and others. The most satisfying of all life’s blessings are truly forged through personal effort, struggle, and selfless serving.…

Talents Invested

The Parable of the Talents was never about each of the entrusted servants individual performance. As we dig deep, we discover that it was about the amount of respect and gratitude for the lavish gift, that each servant had been given. Before the Master left, He had divided His entire estate, all that He possessed, plus…

Interpreters

Since we were born, we have all required an explanation of why this, and not that? We all are in need of interpreters of God’s vast mysteries in His Word. A poet penned, “O earth, a wind gust randomly blows a soft tune in ears that hear. Every weed stretches up to give thanks for…