Becoming so heavenly minded that we are of some earthly good.
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2
This morning I read that and thought, I’m not ready to preach. Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
Is fighting evil really the best way to defeat it? In my town of Battle Ground, WA we have a heroin problem. Heroin addiction is evil. It’s a tool the enemy uses to steal, kill and destroy lives. I just heard yet another story about a local kid who overdosed on heroin and died. I hate hearing stories like that. I get angry and I want to fight this evil. Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
It was a tough day. I woke up at 5:30 in the morning (after going to sleep at 1 A.M.) and packed my bags before I left for the office. I was running late so didn’t have time to stop for my usual cup of coffee (which would have probably helped with my nodding off in traffic). After spending an hour in traffic I arrived at the office to find six voicemails, twenty unread emails, and a stack of unopened mail. Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
Josh, when you play so competitively in basketball the addictive behavior I see in you is perfection.
I heard this during a Feedback Meeting when I was in drug rehab. We would take turns going around the room and pointing out addictive behaviors in our peers. I believe perfection was my most popular addictive behavior (I think second was masking with humor). Continue reading
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.”
-Proverbs 4:23 NKJV
The New Living Translation reads, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” The Bible instructs us to guard our hearts above all else. I would say this is one of those really important life lessons.
Last night I dug out one of my journals from 2005 and found a note in the front pocket sleeve that read:
“guard your heart – from it come the issues of life. (Life issues forth from the heart – from “the abundance of the heart…”). Let God be the One who guides it. He is jealous for you and your heart. Don’t give it away to others.”
Josh is a Christian entrepreneur who lives in Central Texas with his wife and 4 kids.
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