The Daily Grind ☕️ - Speaking the Truth Because We Love I often hear people say, “Brother, we have to be nice, the Bible says we are to speak the truth in love.” That precipitates a question from me. “Do you know that the primary…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Everything You Say I’m drawn to people who speak life. People who are positive and life-giving are like magnets. They light up a room when they walk in. Paul is clear that we are to say what is “good and helpful&rd…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Seeing the Unseen We become what we behold. What holds our gaze creates our worldview. Do you have a category for the eternal? For that which will last forever? Dr. Jack Taylor used to say, “What we see and know here is …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Same Spirit of Faith I enjoy being around people of great faith. They inspire me to step out into deeper waters of confidence and expectation in what God wants to do. Those who have great faith also speak with great faith.…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Would You Recognize Him? On the heels of the loss of John, feeding a crowd, and walking on water, they land their boat at Gennesaret, and the people recognized Jesus. They recognized Him because they knew Him, because Jesus&rs…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Key to Winning Spiritual Battles So winning spiritual battles are as simple as resisting the devil and watching him flee? Well, that’s actually only half the battle. There is a critical prerequisite to you even havin…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - A Man After God’s Own Heart If you know anything about David’s story, apart from this beautiful reference by Paul, he made more than a few mistakes in his lifetime. Just like us. What stands out about David is that…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - More Than Enough God delights in creating something amazing out of nothing. Pedigrees, degrees, and social standing don’t seem to matter. History tells us that God sees beyond your past mistakes and looks at what you can…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Price of Preparation A lot happened between, “Jesus, full of the Spirit,” and “Jesus, returned in the power of the Spirit.” There is a price to be paid to carry the anointing. This was one phase of …
The Daily Grind ☕️ - They Were Real People I appreciate how real and human the Bible is. Young Jesus pulled a stunt by staying behind when his family loaded up to return to Galilee. I can only imagine how Mary, aka Mom, reacted when she realized h…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Your Time is Now to Enter the Arena Today’s verse was shared as we were enjoying dinner out recently. I sat stunned by the words; in awe of God’s majesty, grandeur, and calling. Be still before the LORD, all mankin…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Possibility of God’s Perpetual Presence Prayer can become so complicated and formal that we miss the simplicity of an ongoing conversation that is available to all believers anytime and anywhere. You don’t need…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Four Ways to Help Others Thrive in Hard Times The believers in Thessalonica were under much pressure and persecution from the Roman government. Some were growing weary. Paul outlines how to handle the varied responses: warn th…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Power of Encouragement Never underestimate the power of encouragement. When you encourage someone, you are literally inspiring courage in them. The most life-giving and joy-filled people I have known are people who live to…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Hidden For You Not From You Have you ever been given an order or mandate, but had no clue or instruction about how to execute it? It’s a discouraging scenario. The Bible is clear on both the “why” and “…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Three Words To Change Your Life As a young follower of Jesus, I stumbled upon Brother Lawrence, author of “The Practice of the Presence of God.” It resonated deep in me. His little book was transformative for my wa…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - His Word Will Never Pass Away I have heard this more than once in my lifetime: “It’s all going to burn.” It’s an attempt to be detached from material things. It’s meant to reassure us. Scripture i…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Shine Like Stars Every night just before I turn in, I step out onto the deck and gaze up at the stars and thank God for another day. Some nights are spectacular. There is a purity on those really clear nights that causes the s…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - You Have the Mind of Christ To use an obvious pun, this verse blows my mind. This is not a flowery metaphor to make you feel good. You actually have the mind of Christ. Your emotions can be subject to His emotions. I have pray…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Working For Your Good I’ve lost count of how many times this verse has been quoted out of context. I understand why - it’s uplifting, it resonates deeply, and it’s easy to share. But to truly grasp its meanin…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - Praying The Blessing Many years ago, I played guitar for a Christian band. We played for churches, youth groups, and special events. When we departed the venue, we would gather in a circle with anyone who was there and sing Th…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - He Who Has Ears to Hear I find it amazing that you can be in a large crowd and the voice of your child can cut through the din of noise with clarity and accuracy. Your ears are tuned to that frequency. Jesus used the phrase, &…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - The Amphibious Christian Life I remember when this verse went off like a bomb in my heart. This is not a metaphor or anecdote to give us warm fuzzies; this is a new creation reality for the one who is “in Christ.”&…
The Daily Grind ☕️ - God’s Great Love for You Paul gets right to it; because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even while we were dead in sin. This is truly epic. Another way to say it is, “…
