"All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize" -The Bible (I Corinthians 9:25).
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Training
Justifiable strong purposes share a common thread as they move us beyond and away from what is transitory to what is truly valuable.
"All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize" -The Bible (I Corinthians 9:25).
"All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize" -The Bible (I Corinthians 9:25).
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Passion or Idolatry?
When you turn any aspect of life into the passion of life, you fall into idolatry.
"Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts" -The Bible (I John 5:21).
"Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts" -The Bible (I John 5:21).
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Disappointment
Interesting as they may be, low purposes ultimately let you down since once the challenge is conquered, disappointment sets in.
"I said to myself, 'Come on, let's try pleasure. Let's look for the 'good things' in life.' But I found that this too was meaningless" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 2:1).
"I said to myself, 'Come on, let's try pleasure. Let's look for the 'good things' in life.' But I found that this too was meaningless" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 2:1).
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Heavy Pursuit of Small Purposes
Your heavy pursuit of small purposes may not be as obvious as golf or terrorism, but it is just as relative and deficient.
"For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom He paid was not mere gold or silver" -The Bible (I Peter 1:18).
"For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom He paid was not mere gold or silver" -The Bible (I Peter 1:18).
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Hard Work
Humans exhibit the unusual facility of converting minutiae into justifiable purposes but eventually reality overtakes illusion and exposes delusion.
"What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 1:3).
"What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 1:3).
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Alive, but Not Living
Simply surviving is not quite living, but being alive provides enough justification to be indiscriminate and undiscerning.
"So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:22).
"So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is why we are here! No one will bring us back from death to enjoy life after we die" -The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:22).
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Vine and the Branches
A single, deepest purpose meets the core needs and wants of being human.
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing" -The Bible (John 15:5).
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing" -The Bible (John 15:5).
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