Pump the Brakes Impactfully

January 25, 2015 - If Satan can’t make you bad, he will make you busy.  Dallas Willard put it this way, “Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”  This week we consider how we can accomplish more of significance by ruthlessly pursuing less.

Pump the Brankes Intentionally

January 18, 2015 - If we don't set priorities in our lives, someone else will, and our soul will pay the price. Caring for the soul needs to be a priority and intentional. There is nothing more important than to maintain a healthy soul. This is what John Ortberg writes, "If your should is healthy, no external circumstance can destroy your life, If your soul is unhealthy, no external circumstance can redeem your life."

Pump the Brakes Relationally

January 11, 2015 - In the book, "Bowling Alone" Robert Putnam shows how we have become "increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors," so that we "belong to fewer organizations, know our neighbors less, meet with friends less frequently, and even socialize with our families less often."

Pump the Brakes Spiritually

January 4, 2015 - Why is it important to pay attention to my soul? Most believe that the soul exists, yet they have a hard time defining one of the most important words in the Bible. The soul is the core of who you are, which is why Dallas Willard comments, “What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.” So what does God say about the priority of caring for the soul? 

Training for Godliness

December 28, 2014 - The sounds of Christmas are distinct. The bells ringing, the carolers singing. The harmony of Christmas isn't complete until you hear from the one who started it all. Experience the sounds of the season you've been missing.