To begin the New Year

Dear Lord,

Help us to seek you more,

Gratify our selfishness less,

Have a teachable spirit,

And a heart that loves you.

Lead us into a new year

With excitement,

Anticipation,

Dedication,

And love for each other.

Let us not resolve lightly

To do things that require

Commitment,

Courage,

Passion,

And perseverance.

Grant us days unencumbered

By worry, regret, and our past.

Give us your yoke instead

So that we may have peace

In the days of this New Year.

Amen.

Forward Deployed

Here is a salty Marine's thoughts on the leadership or parenting, love, and discipline, et. al.

Read Forward Deployed

One Month to Live

What would you do if you only had one moth to live?  Skydiving, mountain climbing, bull riding as the Tim McGraw lyrics suggest.

Would your value every remaining minute?

What would you want to leave behind?

We all ignore our mortality on a regular basis.  What if we got the news that we only had one month to live?

Take the One Month to Live online challenge.  Click here

Check this out--western Oklahoma churches took up the challenge.  Read more.

Make your bucket list...  Read more

Getting out of the church box.  Read more.

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Metrics for Christians

Every organizations has metrics.  What is not measured is not done, right?  So why not metrics for Christians?  Am I crazy?  That's possible, but the article is worth a look anyway.

Read:  Metrics for Christians

Battle Streamers

Love your enemies?  Are you crazy?  Read Battle Streamers.