What does God want to give you? It may not be what you expect.
“Thank God!”
“Thank God.” You ever said that? Typically, it’s in response to something good that has happened, something you’re grateful for. That is a right and proper response. Being grateful is a lovely state. I’ve said that numerous times. Last year, I had the amazing privilege of being part of a “prayer boot camp,” a sort […]
3 Reasons to Be An Encourager
If you’re on a mobile phone, click here first. This blog’s tagline includes the phrase, “Be encouraged.” I latched onto that thought early on, when I was determining just exactly what I wanted to communicate to folks who were simply discouraged. I know full well that most of our lives are centered in the thought, […]
5 Marks of Success
What is success, anyway? Volumes have been written on this, and the definition of success is oh-so subjective. Your success criteria and mine might be in two different places. Still, I’d like to tackle this one. As always, this is the gospel according to Tony, and you might think you know better. That’s entirely possible, […]
Two Roadblocks and Two Battles
Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attica black-figure amphora (vase), c. 530 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen It’s hard to think of trials as being welcome parts of your life. We’d all like to experience smooth sailing, right? Or, to mix metaphors, wouldn’t you like to be able to avoid the inevitable roadblocks that come as we traverse life? The sad truth is that many of us […]
We are exiles.
This is for Christians, and it’s long. Those of us who are baby boomers are living in, uh, interesting days. Bob Dylan nailed it when, decades ago, he wrote “the times, they are a-changin’.” We of a certain age were alive when Sputnik was launched, and when man walked on the moon; we remember where […]
The “why”.
If you’re on a mobile phone, click here first. Tony Martin here. Several months ago I started this blog. Since then there have been some, uh, significant changes in my life. In June of 2018 I suffered a nasty concussion. At first it wasn’t too big of a deal – my eye swelled shut, I had […]