One of the best animated movies I have ever seen is “Meet The Robinsons”.  The clear lesson it seeks to teach to our kids and us is the very valuable principle of perseverance.  To face our failures honestly and then with much grit and with a very firm faith we move forward to take hold of our the goal set before in our calling.  

By gaining a firm grip on God-ordained learning experiences we have earned in our effort to determine the good, the acceptable, and the perfect will of God, we...

Have you ever heard someone say, “this isn't personal, just business!”?  This they say just before they cheat out of something really great.  Does that comment make you feel any better when you wake up on the short end of the deal?  I can remember hearing this just before I was screwed out of making a good return on a very hard investment, it would have led me to earn millions of dollars.

Have you ever heard anybody say to you, “this isn't personal, just church!”?  Most church folk w...